US Patent Issued to United Parcel Service of America on Oct. 21 for "Payload container with power supply for unmanned systems" (American, Dutch Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,550, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to United Parcel Service of America Inc. (Atlanta).

"Payload container with power supply for unmanned systems" was invented by Julio Gil (Veldhoven, Netherlands), Jeff Luckett (Louisville, Ky.), Julian Bell (Decatur, Ga.) and Jared Nauert (Louisville, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A case for carrying loads by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a first end comprising a first cap and a first opening and a second end comprising a second cap and a second opening, the second opening being smaller than the first opening. The case also comprises a rechargeable battery pack that, when the cas...