US Patent Issued to Piasecki Aircraft on Jan. 20 for "Aircraft power module and ground handling system, method and apparatus" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,591, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Piasecki Aircraft Corp. (Coatesville, Pa.).

"Aircraft power module and ground handling system, method and apparatus" was invented by Joseph Kejha (Meadowbrook, Pa.), George L. Firpi (Glenolden, Pa.), John W. Piasecki (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), Robert L. Lewis (Wynnewood, Pa.) and Fredericak W. Piasecki (Haverford, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft, such as a rotary-wing aircraft, may be selectably fitted with power modules that may be installed in or removed from corresponding openings in the aircraft fuselage. The power modules may be interchangeable with other power modules, The power mod...