ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,658, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Joby Aero Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).
"Aircraft electric motor cooling system" was invented by JoeBen Bevirt (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Gregor Veble Mikic (Santa Cruz, Calif.), Joey Milia (Palo Alto, Calif.), Rob Thodal (Santa Cruz, Calif.) and Vishnu Vithala (Capitola, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft propulsion system with an internally cooled electric motor adapted for use in an aerial vehicle. The motor may have its stator towards the center and have an external rotor. The rotor structure may be air cooled and may be a complex structure with an internal lattice adapted for airflow....