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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Applicant:
Justin C. Stuehrenberg, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Justin C. Stuehrenberg, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for a cable retractor device to remove slack in a lanyard coupled to a cable connector after release of an item from a vehicle. In one embodiment, the cable retractor device removes slack after the item is released from an aircraft to reduce the likelihood of damage from the connector being buffeted by wind forces.