US Patent Issued to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Dec. 30 for "Electric aircraft and method for controlling aerodynamic performance thereof including distribution of lift in a wing" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,238, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Tokyo).

"Electric aircraft and method for controlling aerodynamic performance thereof including distribution of lift in a wing" was invented by Hiroshi Kobayashi (Tokyo), Mari Nishiyama (Tokyo) and Akira Nishizawa (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electric aircraft includes: one or two or more electric propulsion systems each including a propeller or fan for propulsion disposed to contribute to a lift of a main wing and an electric motor that drives the propeller or fan; and a controller that adjusts the electric propulsion system on the basis of a rel...