US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Oct. 28 for "Cover apparatus for use with aircraft hinge interfaces" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,981, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Cover apparatus for use with aircraft hinge interfaces" was invented by Antonio Esposito (Long Beach, Calif.) and John Michael Bilek (Corona, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cover apparatus for use with aircraft hinge interfaces are disclosed. An example cover apparatus includes a body defining a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The body is dimensioned to provide a stop against an outer surface of a bearing. A boss protrudes from the first side of the body. The boss is dimensioned for a press-fit connection with a bearing bore of the ...