ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,198, issued on July 29, was assigned to Firestorm Labs Inc. (San Diego).

"Mission-adaptable aerial vehicle and methods for in-field assembly and use" was invented by Ian Muceus (San Diego) and Daniel Magy (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for mission-adaptable aerial vehicle. In some aspects, a mission-adaptable aerial vehicle includes a configuration having swappable, manipulatable, and interchangeable sections and components connectable by a connection and fastening system able to be modified by an end-user in the field. In some embodiments, a mission-adaptable aerial vehicle can b...