ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,367,775, issued on July 22, was assigned to AERONIX INC. (Melbourne, Fla.).

"Unmanned aerial vehicle communications system" was invented by Steven L. Iezzi (Melbourne, Fla.) and Jeffrey B. Smith (Rockledge, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication system for an unmanned aerial vehicle operating beyond visual line of sight may include an airborne radio and a plurality of ground radios. The airborne radio is carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle. The plurality of ground radios are in wireless communication with the airborne radio. Each of the plurality of ground radios includes a processor adapted to calculate one or more perfo...