US Patent Issued to B/E Aerospace on Nov. 3 for "Overload prevention locking mechanism" (North Carolina, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,422, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).

"Overload prevention locking mechanism" was invented by Troy R. Blackburn (Elkin, N.C.), Michael Furlong (Sebastian, Fla.), Mark A. Vanhoy (Hamptonville, N.C.), Zane M. Yates (Clemmons, N.C.) and Bobby W. Lawson (Walnut Cove, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system including an actuator assembly including dynamic components and static components, a base spring pad approximate to a first end of the actuator assembly, and a pin housing located at a second end of the actuator assembly. Responsive to an overload event acting upon the system, a load sprin...