US Patent Issued to Northrop Grumman Systems on May 19 for "Rotary joint system" (Iowa, Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,828, issued on May 19, was assigned to Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. (Falls Church, Va.).

"Rotary joint system" was invented by Ethan Karl Christian Baltz (Ames, Iowa) and Justin S. Grayer (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rotary joint system can include a first member rotatable relative to a second member. The first member and second member can be coaxially aligned along a central axis and define a channel therethrough. The channel defines a central channel segment radially extending a defined distance from the central axis and an outer channel segment positioned outwardly of the central channel segment. A first communicatio...