ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,722, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Adaptive hardware system and method of use" was invented by Michael Scott Coan (Clearwater, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for an adaptive hardware system. The adaptive hardware includes rail segments and reconfigurable anchor assemblies. The anchor assemblies are secured onto different portions of the rail segments at anchor installation ports. The anchor assemblies are adaptable for accepting common fastening elements (e.g., bolts), such that interior monuments and fixtures may be accommodated without interior aircraft desig...