ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,163, issued on July 29.

"Unmanned aerial system for transporting and delivering packages, logistics method implemented in this system and aerostatic device integrated in this system" was invented by Sebastien Taupin (Paris) and Sylvain Allano (Montlhery, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial system for transporting and delivering packages, comprises an unmanned motorized aircraft and a non-motorized aerostatic device having aerostatic lift and being able to be coupled to the motorized aircraft, for transporting at least one package from a take-off site to a delivery site. This aerial system cooperates with a site f...