US Patent Issued to The Boeing on June 2 for "Vacuum support system and apparatus" (Missouri, Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,203, issued on June 2, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Vacuum support system and apparatus" was invented by Michael G. Brown (House Springs, Mo.), Michael S. Heuschober (Mesa, Ariz.) and Kevin Thomas Ostrega (Wentzville, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum support system and vacuum support apparatus to support and maintain one or more workpieces via application of negative pressure. The vacuum support system includes a vacuum source and a vacuum support apparatus to support one or more workpieces thereon. The vacuum support apparatus includes a base frame and a cover member supported on the base frame. The ba...