ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,741,739, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS (Velizy Villacoublay, France).
"Capture pin for a locking hook" was invented by Ludovic Dufay (Moissy-Cramayel, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft landing gear includes a landing gear provided with a yoke supporting a spindle on which is mounted a capture pin to be hooked by a hook of a locking box to be mounted on a structure of an aircraft to immobilize the landing gear in a given position with respect to the structure. The capture pin includes a body provided with a longitudinal opening enabling the capture pin to be mounted on the spindle, and an oute...