ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,177, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to TUSAS-TURK HAVACILIK VE UZAY SANAYII A.S. (Ankara, Turkey).
"Helicopter" was invented by Hulusi Ali Kasap (Ankara, Turkey), Ahmet Alper Ezertas (Ankara, Turkey), Baris Can (Ankara, Turkey), Mehmet Cemil Kazanbas (Ankara, Turkey) and Ahmet Alperen Gundogan (Ankara, Turkey).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A helicopter has a body exposed to air flow, at least one wing provided on the body, extending outward from the body and enabling ammunition and similar payloads to be placed thereto, a rotor generating the aerodynamic lift and/or thrust required for the body to take off, a tail provided on the ...