ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,935, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SIA "FIXAR-AERO" (Riga, Latvia).

"Hybrid fixed angle rotor unmanned aerial vehicle with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities" was invented by Vasilii Fainveits (Jurmala, Latvia) and Sergei Lobanov (Riga, Latvia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure relates to hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capabilities. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a stable hybrid fixed angle rotor arrays UAV having VTOL capabilities with hovering capabilities using rotors and cruising using fixed wing."

The patent was filed on June 15, 2021, under Appli...