US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Aug. 11 for "Debris collection assembly" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,028, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Debris collection assembly" was invented by Jeffrey Michael Hansen (Moses Lake, Wash.), Brenda Brigette Nolan (Tacoma, Wash.) and Joshua Richard Burch (Moses Lake, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A debris collection assembly includes a jig and an adapter insert. A front wall of the jig defines an aperture therethrough. A back wall of the jig defines an adapter opening that aligns with the aperture. The jig includes a vacuum port and defines an interior cavity that fluidly connects the aperture, the adapter opening, and the vacuum port. The adapter insert i...