US Patent Issued to S & S Numerical Control on July 1 for "Tray table with magnetic detent and/or interlock" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,381, issued on July 1, was assigned to S & S Numerical Control Inc. (Northridge, Calif.).

"Tray table with magnetic detent and/or interlock" was invented by Johnny A. Satterfield (Chatsworth, Calif.) and Dane Sandifer (Northridge, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescopic rail system includes rails slidably interconnected with each other such that the rails slide relative to each other along a longitudinal axis. The rails are configured to be operatively connected to a carriage such that the rails guide movement of the carriage between an extended position and a retracted position. The rails include first and second magnetic ...