ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,575, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to BAE Systems PLC (London).

"Structural framework components" was invented by James Martin Miller (Christchurch, Great Britain), Simon Bishop (Christchurch, Great Britain) and James Patrick O'Neill (Christchurch, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some examples, a structural framework component for an aerial platform comprises a body defining a cavity to receive a support system, and an arm to receive a payload, wherein the arm comprises a conduit to receive cabling linking a support system and a payload."

The patent was filed on April 1, 2022, under Application No. 18/285,692.

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