US Patent Issued to Joby Aero on Sept. 29 for "Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms" (California, Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,021, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Joby Aero Inc. (Santa Cruz, Calif.).

"Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms" was invented by Thomas Akers (Templeton, Calif.), Peter Kalogiannis (Tehachapi, Calif.), Mark Moore (Henderson, Nev.), Robert Alan McDonald (San Luis Obispo, Calif.) and Ian Andrea Villa (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various examples are directed to an aerial vehicle comprising a fuselage, a first wing member, and a second wing member. The fuselage may have a nose end and a tail end. The first wing member may extend from the fuselage and comprise a first drive motor coupled to the first ...