ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,187, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Lockheed Martin Corp. (Bethesda, Md.).

"Mode-dependent tactile feedback profiles for an inceptor" was invented by Matthew T. Luszcz (Hamden, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for providing tactile feedback via an inceptor. A control system for an aircraft includes an inceptor and a controller. The inceptor includes a grip portion moveable between a plurality of positions and one or more motors to apply a variable force to the grip portion. The controller is coupled to the one or more motors. The controller includes an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is c...