ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,632, issued on May 20, was assigned to Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment Pty Ltd (Lake MacDonald, Australia).
"Tank assembly and helicopter" was invented by Jason Schellaars (Lake MacDonald, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tank assembly for a helicopter is provided. The tank assembly includes a retractable tank for storing liquid or other substances. The retractable tank includes an upper frame structure. The tank assembly further includes an attachment mechanism attached to the upper frame structure and configured to engage a main rotor transmission of the helicopter to suspend therefrom. A helicopter including a fuselage, ...