ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,428,141, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to EFIX AVIATION LTD (Kadima Tzoran, Israel).
"Fixed wing rotorcraft" was invented by Efraim Kastiel (Tel Aviv, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fixed wing rotorcraft capable of a flight trajectory from a vertical takeoff via straight and level forward flight at high airspeed to vertical landing without compromising controllability."
The patent was filed on May 31, 2024, under Application No. 18/679,702.
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