ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,669, issued on May 20, was assigned to Drone Amplified Inc. (Lincoln, Neb.).
"Drone landing gear" was invented by James Higgins (Lincoln, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular and stowable drone landing gear system configured for repeated assembly and disassembly. The landing gear system makes use of reversible and interchangeable parts for easy assembly and replacement. The landing gear further makes use of energy-absorbent nesting brackets that absorb impact force and accordingly reduce force experienced by the rest of the components of the landing gear as well as provide nesting storage for the components in a disassembled...