US Patent Issued to Rohr on May 26 for "Lifting assembly for an aircraft door" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,197, issued on May 26, was assigned to Rohr Inc. (Chula Vista, Calif.).

"Lifting assembly for an aircraft door" was invented by Damien Buchet (Toulouse, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly for an aircraft includes a door, a door handle, a door hinge, a support assembly, and a lifting assembly. The door handle is rotatable between an unlatched position and a latched position. The support assembly rotatably mounts the door hinge to the door. The lifting assembly includes a latch cam, a lift track, and a latch idler. The latch cam is mounted to the door handle. The latch cam is rotatable with the door handle about the d...