ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,091, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to GOODRICH Corp. (Charlotte, N.C.).

"Fully automatic side-lock subassembly" was invented by Bhargav Hoskote Hanumantha Rao (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side-lock subassembly for use with a cargo system is disclosed herein. The side-lock subassembly includes a base defining a cavity and including an opening that extends through the base, a slider lock configured to extend out the opening of the base in a first direction, and a motor configured to move the slider lock in the first direction and in a second direction, the second direction being 180 degrees from the first direct...