US Patent Issued to AeroVironment on Dec. 16 for "D-truss wing structure for an unmanned aerial vehicle" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,156, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AeroVironment Inc. (Arlington, Va.).

"D-truss wing structure for an unmanned aerial vehicle" was invented by Greg T. Kendall (Simi Valley, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods including a leading edge tubular member; an upper tubular member; a lower tubular member; one or more upper rib members connected between the leading edge tubular member and the upper tubular member; one or more lower rib members connected between the leading edge tubular member and the lower tubular member; a rigid sandwich shell disposed between the upper tubular member and the leading edg...