ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,327, issued on March 3, was assigned to JETOPTERA INC. (Edmonds, Wash.).

"Ejector and airfoil configurations" was invented by Andrei Evulet (Edmonds, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A propulsion system coupled to a vehicle. The system includes an ejector having an outlet structure out of which propulsive fluid flows at a predetermined adjustable velocity. A control surface having a leading edge is located directly downstream of the outlet structure such that propulsive fluid from the ejector flows over the control surface."

The patent was filed on July 6, 2023, under Application No. 18/218,999.

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