US Patent Issued to The Boeing on Sept. 8 for "Access control assembly, system, and method for controlling access to a plug end of a power plug assembly" (Washington Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,945, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to The Boeing Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Access control assembly, system, and method for controlling access to a plug end of a power plug assembly" was invented by Mark W. Sarault (Lake Stevens, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided an access control assembly for controlling access to a plug end of a power plug assembly. The access control assembly includes a hinged ring having a first portion pivotably connected to a second portion, so that the first portion pivots toward and away from the second portion to close and open the hinged ring. The first portion and the second portion each...