US Patent Issued to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy on June 9 for "Payload-independent mounting device" (Virginia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,407, issued on June 9, was assigned to United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.).

"Payload-independent mounting device" was invented by Dalton J. Makovsky (Henrico, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment fastener is provided for removably connecting a container onto a platform. The container includes a diagonal mount. The fastener includes a track, first and second lugs, and a tri-lobe block. The track is disposed on the platform and has a longitudinal direction. Each lug has distal and proximal faces along a longitudinal flange. The proximal face includes a tapering tongue that e...