US Patent Issued to James Francis Roberts on July 15 for "Hybrid drone, base station and methods therefor" (Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,662, issued on July 15, was assigned to James Francis Roberts (Pearces Creek, Australia).

"Hybrid drone, base station and methods therefor" was invented by James Francis Roberts (Eleebana, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drone system and method for deploying and autonomously refuelling. The drone system includes a base station and a drone. The base station and drone are configured for autonomous refuelling when the drone has landed in the base station. The base station also provides portability and security of the drone."

The patent was filed on April 8, 2024, under Application No. 18/629,063.

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