ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,492, issued on July 22, was assigned to KYTE DYNAMICS INC. (Walnut, Calif.).
"Suspended aerial vehicle system with thruster stabilization" was invented by Irfan-ur-rab Usman (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspended aerial vehicle system includes an aerial vehicle with a thruster assembly and a supporting line attached to the aerial vehicle that is capable of supporting at least some of the weight of the aerial vehicle. The supporting line may have an adjustable length which when varied, and in coordination with variations in a thrust characteristic of the aerial vehicle, may change the position of the aerial v...