ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,082, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Lilium GmbH (Wessling, Germany).
"Landing gear for a vertical take-off and landing aircraft" was invented by Luca Mario Bresciani (Wessling, Germany), Dieter Pestal (Wessling, Germany), Sebastian Born (Wessling, Germany) and Richard Bergeron (Wessling, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A landing gear for an aircraft includes a wheel, a shock absorber, and an attachment lever. Spaced apart absorber and lever connections connect to the aircraft fuselage. The wheel is attached to the attachment lever spaced apart from the lever connection. The shock absorber is connected to the wheel directly...