ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,006, issued on Sept. 2.
"Textile airfoil structure for a wing system, and transport device" was invented by Bastian Thorwald (Nuremberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wing system includes an aerodynamic wing structure which is stowable. The wing structure which can be rolled up and/or folded, including at least one pressure-tight tubular pressure chamber which is made of a flexible material and extends preferably along the wingspan of the wing structure. A tear-resistant outer skin fabric encases the wing structure. The pressure chamber of the wing structure can be filled with a fluid, and the wing system includes a high-p...