ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,001, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to OnStation Corp. (Los Angeles).

"Aircraft modification system for providing flight performance capabilities and selectively stabilized aerial refueling (AR) presentations" was invented by Lewis Allen Whaley (Charleston, W.va.) and Mark Richard Jean (Palmdale, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aircraft modification system for transforming an aircraft (that includes an aircraft fuselage, aircraft flight control surfaces, and aircraft subsystems). The aircraft modification system includes and operatively integrates a plurality of systems that "inspirit" the aircraft with new, enhanced, and/or opt...