ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,930, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to AeroLuxury LLC (West Plains, Mo.).

"Safety and stability device for an aircraft" was invented by Douglas Dwayne Stroud (West Plains, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for a gyroscopic rotational wing for an aircraft are disclosed. In one embodiment, a safety and stability device for an aircraft comprises an inner ring, an outer ring that rotates relative to the inner ring, and a motor connected to the inner ring that drives rotation of the outer ring relative to the inner ring. In some embodiments, the safety and stability device rotates in a substantially horizontal plane...