Article: U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Colorado (Sept. 25)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 25 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Colorado.***Colorado Inventors Develop Aircraft Seat Floor Track FittingALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 25 -- Othar Kennedy and Don Pinkal, both of Colorado Springs, Colo., have developed a fitting for releasably securing seating. According to the abstract released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A floor track fitting for securing seating or other equipment to a section of aircraft floor track consists of a pair of substantially U-shaped cleat members and a captive bolt. The cleat members are inserted back-to-back through the holes in the floor track. Once the cleat members are ...

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