ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,306, issued on July 8, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Wing design for removable battery" was invented by Robert W. Roe (Fort Worth, Texas) and Mark L. Isaac (Fort Worth, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wing for an aircraft includes a first end, a second end, and a skin extending longitudinally from the first end to the second end. The wing also includes at least one channel positioned within the skin and extending longitudinally between the first and second ends. The at least one channel defines a longitudinal translation path for translating at least one electrical power source longitudinally bet...