ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,918, issued on July 28, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Coupling systems and methods for carts" was invented by Amy Elizabeth Goodell (Seattle) and Wade Bruce Stoelting (Arlington, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A coupling system and method for connecting a first cart to a second cart includes a first stabilizing arm configured to span between the first cart and the second cart on a first side, and a second stabilizing arm configured to span between the first cart and the second on a second side opposite from the first side."

The patent was filed on Aug. 26, 2022, under Application No. 17/896,194.

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