ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,476, issued on April 14, was assigned to Telair International GMBH (Miesbach, Germany).
"Locking device and cargo deck" was invented by Andreas Patzlsperger (Waakirchen, Germany), Robert Passreiter (Rohrmoos, Germany) and Josef Eham (Miesbach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A locking device for securing cargo items in a cargo deck of an aircraft. The locking device includes a frame having at least two longitudinal members, at least two fastening claws each with a locking lug, and at least two guide rails. The fastening claws are movably mounted on carriage elements. Each guide rail can be fastened to a respective longitudina...