US Patent Issued to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND on July 21 for "Door locking system with a rapid release mechanism" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,047, issued on July 21, was assigned to AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (Donauworth, Germany).

"Door locking system with a rapid release mechanism" was invented by Uwe Renner (Friedberg, Germany), Xaver Pascoe (Munich), Markus Buehlmeyer (Buttenwiesen, Germany), Thomas Tendyra (Schwenningen, Germany), Stephen Ward (Donaumuenster, Germany) and Guido Borchers (Augsburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door locking system for a door module that separates compartments in an aircraft. Door locking system has locking element that is adapted to maintain door panel of door module in a closed position. Door locking system further...