US Patent Issued to VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS on April 21 for "Actuator locking system and method" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,223, issued on April 21, was assigned to VIRGIN GALACTIC HOLDINGS INC. (Tustin, Calif.).

"Actuator locking system and method" was invented by Edward George Hill (Riverside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples of the disclosed technology provide actuator locking systems and methods with enhanced reliability. The disclosed systems and methods facilitate a compact design that can improve safety and machine life for machines that implement them. Moreover, the systems and methods can be utilized in various types of machines, including spacecraft, aircraft, and other machines that adapt to different structural configurations fo...