ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,401, issued on Nov. 3.
"Electric propulsion systems" was invented by Guido Monterzino (Cambridgeshire, Great Britain) and Arava Anmol Manohar (Buckinghamshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Examples provide electric propulsion systems; such a system comprising: a. a nacelle comprising an aerodynamic annular housing defining an internal annular volume and defining an inner duct, b. at least one fan stage comprising a fan bearing a plurality of aerodynamic surfaces/blades to generate thrust mounted within a fan shroud, and c. a powertrain comprising at least one electric motor to drive the fan shroud and at least one elec...