ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,384, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Everon Corp. (Orlando, Fla.).
"Hubless propulsion unit" was invented by Lukasz Opalinski (Orlando, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The propulsion unit including a casing having an inner curved surface and an outer curved surface, at least one tire disposed within the casing within a duct defined by the inner curved surface and the outer curved surface, a first propeller and a second propeller having a plurality of blades extending from within the casing toward a center axis of the casing, and one or more motors housed within the casing, the one or motor being configured to operate the at le...