ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,933, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Door latch direct visual indication" was invented by Tomy Turcotte (Terrebonne, Canada) and Guillaume Noiseux-Boucher (Mirabel, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A latch mechanism for a door of an aircraft comprises a striker pin and a catch assembly. The catch assembly includes a housing, which includes a first aperture and a first outboard surface aligned with the first aperture. The catch assembly also includes a catch pivotably coupled to the housing. The catch includes a recess configured to selectively receive the striker pin. The catch al...