ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,548, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to RTX Corp. (Farmington, Conn.).
"Aircraft vertical stabilizer with air system" was invented by Daniel B. Kupratis (Wallingford, Conn.), Paul R. Hanrahan (Sedona, Ariz.) and Benjamin T. Mylrea (Jupiter, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft system includes an aircraft and an air system. The airframe includes a body and a vane connected to the body. The vane projects spanwise away from the body to a vane tip. The vane extends longitudinally between a leading edge and a trailing edge. The vane extends laterally between a first vane side and a second...