ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,580, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC. (Providence, R.I.).
"Radial pawl tracking lock mechanism" was invented by Blake David Raybern (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment position locking apparatus includes a track tube, convex-curved serrations in the track tube, a radial pawl, a pin, concave-curved serrations in the radial pawl, and a motion-translation component. The radial pawl may have a pivot point and the pin extending from the radial pawl. The motion-translation component may have a slot formed therein and disposed adjacent the radial pawl. The pin may extend into the slot so th...