ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,961, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to ARGOSDYNE Co. LTD. (Yongin-si, South Korea).

"Drone station" was invented by Seung Ho Jeong (Seongnam-si, South Korea) and Seung Hyun Jung (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drone station according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a station main body (10) having, mounted thereon, a charging device (20) allowing a drone to land thereon so as to be charged with drone power; a cover (30) provided at the station main body (10) so as to open/close the charging device (20) while rotating around an axle (12); and a window panel (34) provided in the cove...