US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Oct. 27 for "Barrier system and method for a cargo compartment of an aircraft" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,090, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Barrier system and method for a cargo compartment of an aircraft" was invented by Derek Tyler Diaz (Lynnwood, Wash.), Samuel Howard Yadon (Arlington, Wash.), Andrew Peter Monary (Everett, Wash.), Kevin Clayton Crowe (Everett, Wash.), Colin Rotvold (Duvall, Wash.), Patrick Malkinson (Lynnwood, Wash.) and Randall Fraker (Everett, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes an internal cabin having a main deck cargo compartment, and a barrier system within the internal cabin. The barrier system includes one or more flexible drapes moveable between an o...