ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,333, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to TAIGA MOTORS INC. (Lasalle, Canada).

"Jet propulsion system with in-nozzle deflector gate" was invented by Clovis Roy-Bernier (Montreal) and Stanislas Barrier (Montreal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jet propulsion system includes a housing and an impeller positioned within the housing interior. A nozzle is positioned at least partially downstream of the housing outlet and a deflector gate is positioned within the nozzle interior. The deflector gate has a first end, a second end and a pivot provided at the first end. The deflector gate is pivotable relative to the nozzle about a pivot axis de...