ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,533, issued on June 10.
"Unmanned aerial vehicle" was invented by Lucio Volpi (Tarzana, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial robotic vehicle (UARV) that can fly to an object such as a palm tree, hover in place adjacent to the object, mount itself securely and releasably to a mounting location on the object using a mounting mechanism, and which uses an incorporated utility system for performing one or more utilitarian functions, such as use of a cutting tool to trim palm tree branches and foliage."
The patent was filed on Nov. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/515,680.
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