US Patent Issued to The Boeing on May 26 for "Container suspension and release system" (Missouri Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,214, issued on May 26, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Chicago).

"Container suspension and release system" was invented by Cory Gordon Keller (St. Charles, Mo.) and James V. Eveker (Berkley, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A container suspension and release system provides at least one ejector assembly having a carry position and a deployed position. The ejector assembly includes an actuator configured to extend ejector assembly from the carry position to the deployed position, and a retention assembly. The retention assembly employs a bracket attached to the actuator and a fixed sway brace extending from the bracket. A left retent...