US Patent Issued to ROHR on Sept. 23 for "Misalignment latch for an aircraft system" (California, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,938, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ROHR INC. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Misalignment latch for an aircraft system" was invented by Paul F. McMahan (College Station, Texas) and Braskel Phillips (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft assembly includes a keeper and a latch. The keeper includes a keeper bearing surface with a semi-spherical geometry. The latch includes a handle and a hook structure operatively coupled to the handle. The handle is configured to move between a closed position and an open position. The hook structure includes a hook bearing surface with a semi-sp...