US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Oct. 7 for "Deployable egress ramp systems and methods for aircraft" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,838, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Alexandria, Va.).

"Deployable egress ramp systems and methods for aircraft" was invented by Martin Clive Adams (Everett, Wash.), Gregory Allen Tubbs (Marysville, Wash.) and Sang Koh (Kenmore, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp system and method are configured for use between a jetway and an internal cabin of an aircraft. The ramp system and method include a first panel, a second panel, and a pivot axle that pivotally couples the first panel to the second panel. The first panel and the second panel are configured to rotate relative to one another about the pivot axle betwe...