ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,017, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Firestorm Labs Inc. (San Diego).

"Additive manufactured integral fastening system for mission adaptable unmanned aerial vehicles" was invented by Ian Muceus (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are specialized airframe structures for mission-adaptable unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that are fabricated by rapid, low-cost additive manufacturing techniques. In some embodiments, an integral fastening system for a mission-adaptable aerial vehicle includes a first airframe section, a second airframe section, and a bayonet mount system that comprises one or more passageways produced on a...