ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,274, issued on Feb. 18.
"Unmanned aerial vehicle search and rescue system" was invented by Thomas Lawrence Moses (Greenville, S.C.) and Merrill Stuart Ross (New Lebanon, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A search and rescue drone system includes a buoyant body member, a frame attached to the buoyant body member for carrying a motor and propeller, and an electronic array including a camera, GPS, an EPIRB radio distress beacon, and a transmitter/receiver for remote control flying the drone and communicating with an operator. A laser guidance system may provide coordinates for landing near a swimmer in distress. The search and rescue ...