US Patent Issued to THE BOEING on Nov. 3 for "Engine mount fitting" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,433, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Engine mount fitting" was invented by Donald Thomas Powell (Everett, Wash.), Adrian Stanescu (Maple Valley, Wash.), Druh Saul Palma (Mill Creek, Wash.) and Kyle David Stevens (Mill Creek, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fitting to mount an engine to a wing of an aircraft. The fitting includes a body with a first end and a second end. A first pocket is positioned at the first end with the first pocket sized to receive the forward engine mount fitting. A second pocket is positioned at the second end with the second pocket sized to receive a strut of the ...