US Patent Issued to VerdeGo Aero on July 14 for "Hybrid turbofan engine with a planetary gearset for blending power between an electric output and variable-thrust bypass fan" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,508, issued on July 14, was assigned to VerdeGo Aero Inc. (Daytona Beach, Fla.).

"Hybrid turbofan engine with a planetary gearset for blending power between an electric output and variable-thrust bypass fan" was invented by David N. Spitzer (Port Orange, Fla.), Richard Pat Anderson (De Leon Springs, Fla.), Patrick Currier (Port Orange, Fla.) and Austin Cassels (Daytona Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aircraft powerplant includes an engine having an output power shaft. The aircraft powerplant further includes a power transmission coupled to the output power shaft of the engine. The power transmission is configured to div...