ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,963, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to TUSAS-TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII A.S. (Ankara, Turkey).
"Control surface system with actuator made of electroactive material" was invented by Fahri Bugra Camlica (Ankara, Turkey).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control surface system for a body located in an air and/or space vehicle. The control surface system having at least one control surface which is located on the body and which, by moving relatively to the body, enables air flow to be controlled and the air vehicle to maneuver accordingly. The control surface system having at least one actuator which is made of an electroactive polymer ...