ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,540, issued on Nov. 11.
"Skin actuated morphing wing" was invented by Sidaard Gunasekaran (Dayton, Ohio), Julian Pabon (Dayton, Ohio) and Jielong Cai (Dayton, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wing comprises a skin shaped like an airfoil and includes a length and an interior. A latching structure is coupled to the interior of the skin and includes a T-shaped structure. Further, a first motor couples to a first rod, near a top of the skin, that spans at least a portion of the length of the skin. A second rod spans at least a portion of the length of the skin and is near a bottom of the skin. A rigid leading edge disposed in the in...