ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,302, issued on July 8.
"Reconfiguring vertical takeoff and landing aircraft" was invented by Ramin Norouzi (Tehran, Iran).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an autonomous, electric, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft that is low-noise, safe, and efficient to operate for cargo transportation over relatively long ranges. A VTOL aircraft includes a fuselage, a plurality of arms, a tail, and a plurality of propulsion systems mounted on the arms and the tail. The plurality of arms have parts that are rotatable and the tail has a part that is rotatable for transitioning the VTOL aircraft between a forw...