ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,457, issued on April 14, was assigned to Airbus Operations Ltd. (Bristol, Great Britain) and Dapta Ltd (Bristol, Great Britain).
"Aircraft wings" was invented by Nicolae Lucian Iorga (Bristol, Great Britain) and Olivia Stodieck (Bristol, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft wing (3) comprising an aerofoil structure (5) is disclosed. The aerofoil structure (5) comprises a load-carrying member (10) having stiffness properties selected such that the load-carrying member (10) twists in a predefined manner in response to bending of the load-carrying member (10). The aerofoil structure (5) further comprises an actuator...