US Patent Issued to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE on Sept. 8 for "Air vehicle having a protected front optical element" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,938, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE (Paris).

"Air vehicle having a protected front optical element" was invented by Lionel Guez (Moissy-Cramayel, France) and Thierry Hainau (Moissy-Cramayel, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerial vehicle having a fuselage having a front portion provided with an optronic sensor and a cover for protecting the sensor, the cover being removably mounted and held on the fuselage by at least one retaining member arranged to retain the cover against aerodynamic forces exerted on the cover during flight. The aerial vehicle includes a member for deactivating the retain...