ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,019, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Joby Aero Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
"Three-dimensional extension linkage for aircraft" was invented by Joeben Bevirt (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Gregor Veble Mikic (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Joachim Grenestedt (Hellertown, Pa.), Robert Thodal (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Edward Stilson (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Baixi Pei (Newark, Calif.) and Drew Boggio (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An extension linkage for a wing flap can include at least one arm that includes two elements connected by a joint. The linkage can include an actuation mechanism, additional arms and/or each arm can include more than ...