ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,682, issued on Oct. 7.
"Hover drone system" was invented by Owen Richard Wiseman (Cape Coral, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hover drone system includes a hull extending from a front end to a rear end and from a first side to a second side; ducted fans integrated into the hull, the ducted fans provide lift and propulsion for the hover drone system, the fans operated by a power source; a first sidewall extending from the first side of the hull; a second sidewall extending from the second side of the hull; and a flexible skirt extending from the front end of the hull and from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; the rear en...