ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,493, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to LINEBIRD INC. (Richmond, Va.).
"Payload support frame for unmanned aerial system" was invented by Michael Kenneth Beiro (Richmond, Va.), Alvin Leroy Corbin (Dillwyn, Va.), Chase Hamilton Coble (North Chesterfield, Va.) and David Carson Schul (Richmond, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus, system, and/or method for carrying a power line device from an aircraft, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), and for performing work on electrical power lines and/or splices on electrical power lines. The apparatus or system may include an attachment flange selectively and releasably coupled ...