US Patent Issued on June 3 for "Modular flying vehicle" (Utah, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,446, issued on June 3.

"Modular flying vehicle" was invented by Ryan Joseph Bohm (Logan, Utah) and Daniel Garrett (Cottage Grove, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flying vehicle that is compact and portable and can be carried over the roof rack of a passenger car. The flying vehicle includes an upper chassis and a lower chassis removably mounted to the upper chassis. The lower chassis is positioned below the upper chassis. Eight rotors, a battery pack, and a control unit are mounted to the upper chassis. A seat for the rider is mounted to the lower chassis directly below the battery pack. Such a position of the seat allows a rid...