ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,706,501, issued on Aug. 11.
"Self propelling system and reaction wheel device" was invented by Anoup Kaul (Edmonton, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propulsion assembly includes: a housing; a first central shaft mounted to the housing; a first ring rotor; a first central hub rotatably mounted on the central shaft; a plurality of tethers positioned between the central hub and the first ring rotor such that the first ring rotor is mounted to the central hub with the plurality of tethers; a drive mechanism mounted on the housing, the drive mechanism positioned to impart a force on a portion of the first ring rotor. A thrust is impar...