US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Jan. 20 for "Methods and apparatuses for decoupling a fuselage from a mandrel" (Alabama, South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,145, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Methods and apparatuses for decoupling a fuselage from a mandrel" was invented by Byron James Autry (Charleston, S.C.), David Raines (Huntsville, Ala.), Scott Smotherman (Huntsville, Ala.) and David M. Petka (Huntsville, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an example, a system is disclosed. The system comprises a one-piece mandrel, a fuselage coupled to the one-piece mandrel, and a strongback apparatus positioned on the fuselage. The strongback apparatus comprises an arcuate central body comprising a front end, a rear end, and a plurality of elongated member...