US Patent Issued to Aero Velocity on June 24 for "Package delivery by means of an automated multi-copter UAS/UAV dispatched from a conventional delivery vehicle" (Ohio, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,339,673, issued on June 24, was assigned to Aero Velocity Inc. (Sharonville, Ohio).

"Package delivery by means of an automated multi-copter UAS/UAV dispatched from a conventional delivery vehicle" was invented by Elliot T. Bokeno (Fairfield, Ohio), Thaddeus M. Bort Jr. (Maineville, Ohio), Stephen S. Burns (Maineville, Mich.), Martin Rucidlo (Mason, Ohio), Wei Wei (Mason, Ohio) and Donald L Wires (Loveland, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and associated systems for autonomous package delivery utilize a UAS/UAV, an infrared positioning senor, and a docking station integrated with a package delivery vehicle. The UAS/UAV accepts ...