ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,287, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Airborne Motorworks Inc. (Veradale, Wash.).

"Sound vibration and friction limiting turbine generator gyroscope method and apparatus" was invented by Jesse Antoine Marcel (Veradale, Wash.) and Jeffrey Scott Chimenti (The Woodlands, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A friction limiting turbine gyroscope is a compact and efficient means to convert the energy of a moving fluid into electrical energy. The gyroscope's flywheel rotates when a fluid passes through its spokes while magnets located along the perimeter act upon proximate movable field coils to produce electricity. The spokes of the fly...