US Patent Issued to THE BOEING on July 29 for "Vertical air vehicle takeoff and landing stabilization apparatuses, systems, and methods" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,202, issued on July 29, was assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY (Arlington, Va.).

"Vertical air vehicle takeoff and landing stabilization apparatuses, systems, and methods" was invented by Wayne Richard Howe (Irvine, Calif.) and Terrance Mason (Pasadena, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (VTOLs) of the type used for the point-to-point delivery and transport of payloads (e.g., packages, equipment, etc.) and personnel, are significantly stabilized at least during takeoff and landing with present aspects significantly ameliorating or significantly eliminating destabilizing effects, including ground e...