ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,057, issued on March 18.

"Drone trailer system" was invented by Yuen Mao (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure concerns a drone trailer system. The drone trailer system includes a rear door hingedly coupled to a distal end of a trailer. A first track system is disposed on the trailer at a floor thereof. A second track system is disposed on the rear door at an inner surface thereof. A movable platform is slidably engaged with the first track system, the second track system, or both. A drone is configured to sit on top of the moveable platform to allow for fast deployment."

The patent was filed on Sept. 22, 2022, u...