ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,706, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to FABRICATIONS TJD INC. (Reviere-du-Loup, Canada).
"Impactor apparatus operated from rotorcraft" was invented by Jean Despres (St-Antonin, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impactor apparatus for use with a rotorcraft, comprises a reeling apparatus adapted to be transported by the rotorcraft, the reeling apparatus including at least a spool, an actuation system for rotating a spool in a winding direction, and a brake system for braking a rotation of the drum. A cable is wound onto the spool. An impactor mass is attached to a free end of the cable. A release of the brake system causes a dro...