US Patent Issued to THE BOEING on Oct. 6 for "Translating barrier for an aircraft" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,931, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Translating barrier for an aircraft" was invented by Daniel Bryan Nunes (Snohomish, Wash.), Steven Ellis Rhynard (Mukilteo, Wash.), Gregory Staton Smith (Edmonds, Wash.), Hakeem Haj-Musa (Bellevue, Wash.), Justin Tabora (Bothell, Wash.) and Paul Addis (Bothell, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A barrier door system to control movement of persons through an opening within a cabin area of an aircraft. The barrier door system includes a track with an elongated shape with a first end and a second end. A barrier door includes panels that are pivotally connecte...