US Patent Issued on Oct. 20 for "Separation system with shear plates" (New Mexico Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,768,626, issued on Oct. 20.

"Separation system with shear plates" was invented by David Michael Gallus (Las Cruces, N.M.), Timothy David Gallus (Las Cruces, N.M.), Rachel Chiwan Gallus (Las Cruces, N.M.) and Robert Michael Gallus (Las Cruces, N.M.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A separation device assembly with efficiency that allows for multi-fault-tolerance. The separation device assembly comprising an inflation device that applies force to a shear plate assembly. The shear plate assembly focuses force in the optimal leg locations for efficient shearing of the frangible portions. The separation device assembly further comprising a mean...