ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,433, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Rome).
"Locking device for an aircraft" was invented by Stefano Baglioni (Pomezia, Italy) and Maurizio Ribaudo (Pomezia, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking device for an aircraft is described, comprising a body adapted to be fixed to a support surface, a first ring and a second ring rotatable the one with respect to the other with respect to a rotation axis between a first angular position and a second angular position. The first and second ring enclose an area for the landing of the aircraft and are contained within the body. The locking device also comprises a plu...