ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,886, issued on June 16, was assigned to Sonin Hybrid LLC (Atlanta).
"Systems and methods for controlling torque for aerial vehicle" was invented by Curtis Asa Foster (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Raymond Samuel Trey Davenport III (Gillsville, Ga.) and Steven Brian Shenker (Cape Town, South Africa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Powertrains and related methods for an aerial vehicle may include a torque control system associated with the powertrain and configured to receive torque signals indicative of engine torque supplied by a mechanical power source or generator torque generated by an electric power generation device resisting the engine to...