ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,577, issued on April 14, was assigned to BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. (Nashua, N.H.).
"Quick disconnect coupler for rocket motor" was invented by Jacob W. Miska (Nashua, N.H.), Jason H. Batchelder (Nashua, N.H.) and Matthew F. Chrobak (Groton, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for coupling sections of a platform. In an example, the coupler system includes a cylindrical housing to be attached to a first section; a spin member within the housing configured to rotate about a longitudinal platform axis; a groove pattern etched into the spin member; a plunger, within the spin member, configu...