ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,493, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas).

"Systems and methods for cooling an electric aircraft" was invented by Shailesh Joshi (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Danny Lohan (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is directed to systems for cooling an electric aircraft. The system comprises an electronic device, a casing, and at least one PHP. The electronic device can generate heat. The electronic device can be housed within the casing. The casing comprises a casing inner wall and a casing outer wall wherein a first casing width is betwee...