US Patent Issued to Anduril Industries on Dec. 16 for "Foldable propeller blade with locking mechanism" (Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,159, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Anduril Industries Inc. (Costa Mesa, Calif.).

"Foldable propeller blade with locking mechanism" was invented by Nicholas Robert Alley (Marietta, Ga.), Joshua Lemming Steele (Marietta, Ga.), Jesse Owen Williams (Marietta, Ga.) and Daniel Kuehme (Marietta, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) may comprise a foldable propeller blade with a locking mechanism. Foldable propeller blades may have a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration relative to the UAVDC, and the foldable propeller blades may pivot about a hinge to move between...