US Patent Issued to AIRBUB DEFENCE AND SPACE, S.A.U. on July 14 for "Aerial refuelling drogue assembly stabilization and guidance system" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,554, issued on July 14, was assigned to AIRBUB DEFENCE AND SPACE, S.A.U. (Getafe Madrid, Spain).

"Aerial refuelling drogue assembly stabilization and guidance system" was invented by Miguel Payo Gomez (Getafe Madrid, Spain) and Daniel Espinoza Vasquez (Getafe Madrid, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Air refuelling drogue assembly stabilization and guidance system having: a hollow body including an outer surface of aerodynamic shape with a nose cone; an inner surface located around a flexible hose annexed to a coupling such that the nose cone is located on the opposite side to the coupling; at least an aerofoil joined to the outer...