US Patent Issued to THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION on May 6 for "Multi-media parcel transportation systems and methods" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,334, issued on May 6, was assigned to THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC. (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Multi-media parcel transportation systems and methods" was invented by Camilo Ordonez (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Christian Hubicki (Tallahassee, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Multi-media parcel delivery systems and associated methods are provided herein including systems capable of delivering a parcel through air and one or more bodies of water. In certain embodiments, an aerial vehicle is configured to couple to the parcel using a cable. A control system is used to control operating parameters including velocity, alti...