ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,411, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Restraining plug" was invented by Utah Moffett (Middletown, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for assembling a plug assembly for plugging one or more ports of a gas turbine engine including that a connector body and a cover operably connected to the connector body are inserted into a sheath through-passage of a sheath. The connector body including a rotatable joint operably connecting the cover to the connector body. The method also includes that a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force to the cover is installed, the cover is rotated relative t...