ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,149, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH (Hamburg, Germany).
"Door unit for a vehicle" was invented by Alexander Martin (Hamburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door unit for an aircraft includes a door which is configured, in a closed position, to cover an opening in the vehicle and to delimit a vehicle interior from a vehicle environment; a pressure compensation flap which is configured, in a sealing position, to cover a pressure compensation opening in the door and, in a pressure compensation position, to at least partially release the pressure compensation opening; a locking element which is config...