ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,202, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Aerostar International LLC (Columbia, Md.).
"Altitude control system" was invented by Kevin Anderson (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Jonathan Nutzmann (Redwood City, Calif.), John Cromie (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Nathan Winder (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for an unmanned aerial vehicle can include an altitude control system 320, which further includes a compressor assembly 400, a valve assembly 500, and an electronics control assembly 600. The compressor assembly may include a compressor housing 410 that includes a compressor inlet 402, an outlet 202, and a cavity 414 extending...