US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on May 27 for "Modularized platform for munition canister" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,313,369, issued on May 27, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Modularized platform for munition canister" was invented by James E. Howell (Fredericksburg, Va.), Matthew James O'Neill (Fredericksburg, Va.), Jonathan F. Pfab (Richmond, Va.), Vernon Todd Davis (King George, Va.), Vincent J. Vendetti (King George, Va.) and Carl S. Lynn IV (Fredericksburg, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting platform is provided for securing munitions. The platform includes a flat plate, a front block and a rear block. The plate includes a plurality of cutout holes. The front bloc...