US Patent Issued to Spirit AeroSystems on Sept. 1 for "Fireproof swivel type access door for engine nacelle" (Kansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,789, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Spirit AeroSystems Inc. (Wichita, Kan.).

"Fireproof swivel type access door for engine nacelle" was invented by Pete E. Baden (Wichita, Kan.), Joe E. Sternberger (Wichita, Kan.) and Andrew Joseph Niles (Wichita, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A swivel access structure for an engine nacelle, including a door plate, a first fastener, second fasteners, a door frame, and one or more flame shields. The door plate is selectively rotatable about the first fastener, and the second fasteners selectively release the door plate to allow its rotation about the first fastener from a closed configuratio...