ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,234,004, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Aircraft door handle and lighting system" was invented by Rebecca Rae Groninga (Maize, Kan.), Clayton Auther Richards (Wichita, Kan.), Zonmong Alexander Lor (Wichita, Kan.), Merril Binford Williams (Wichita, Kan.) and Sergio Ricardo Martinez (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft door handle and lighting system for an entryway on an aircraft. The system includes a face plate with recessed areas. One recessed area includes a handle positioned for a user to grasp when entering or exiting the aircraft, and another recessed area inclu...