ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,170, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to General Electric Co. (Evendale, Ohio).

"Vehicle having a body with a nose section" was invented by Nicholas William Rathay (Rock City Falls, N.Y.) and Gregory Alexander Natsui (Schenectady, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle having a body extending between a nose section and a tail section. The nose section terminating at a tip. The body having a centerline axis extending from the tip. The nose section having an outer wall terminating at the tip. The outer wall including an outer wall centerline axis, an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer wall having a thickness between ...