ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,657, issued on May 20, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Unmanned aerial system kiosk" was invented by Jason Paul Hurst (Fort Worth, Texas), John Robert Wittmaak Jr. (Newark, Texas), Joshua Allan Edler (Irving, Texas), Chad Sparks (Mansfield, Texas) and Nicholas Brodeur (Beaconsfield, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kiosk for use an unmanned aerial system (UAS) delivery system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the kiosk includes an enclosure comprising at least one vertical wall having a secured entrance therethrough to prevent unauthorized persons from entering the enclosure, wherein an external ap...