US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 22 for "Method and apparatus for testing vent caps" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,700, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Method and apparatus for testing vent caps" was invented by Dustin P. Greene (Aledo, Texas) and John M. Holder (Plano, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fixture tests operation of a plurality of battery vent caps. The fixture includes a base having recesses into which the vent caps can be placed for testing either simultaneously or sequentially. Pressurized air is supplied to the vent caps through solenoid valves in the fixture operated by a controller."

The patent was filed on March 26, 2024, under Application No. 18/616,497.

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