ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,504,002, issued on Dec. 23.
"Tension turbine assembly and operational control system" was invented by Alfred Finnell (Loxahatchee, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tension airfoil assembly includes an outer rim located concentrically with a hub supported by a plurality of spokes, each spoke extending therebetween. A series of airfoils, each airfoil having an aerodynamically lifting shape extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The tension airfoil assembly can be employed as an electrical power generating system, a propulsion and/or lifting device integrated into a vehicle, such as an airplane, a helicopter, a tandem ro...