ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,016, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to AERONEXT INC. (Tokyo).
"Aircraft and power device" was invented by Yoichi Suzuki (Shibuya-ku, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide an aircraft having improved efficiency and flexibility of the airframe configuration when installing a functional part in the airframe, and a power unit having a configuration for the improved efficiency and flexibility. To provide an aircraft, comprising: a power unit having a first space open at least one of its upper or lower surface; a propeller having a first through-space and connected to the power unit; and a functional part having a predetermined ...