US Patent Issued to United Parcel Service of America on Sept. 9 for "Multiple hoist delivery system for delivering parcels using unmanned aerial vehicles" (Georgia Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,935, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to United Parcel Service of America Inc. (Atlanta).

"Multiple hoist delivery system for delivering parcels using unmanned aerial vehicles" was invented by John Pass (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multiple hoist system is used with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for delivering parcels. An example of the multiple hoist system comprises two or more hoists that are independently operable, meaning that a first hoist can lower or raise a first line independently of using a second hoist to raise or lower a second line. The hoists can independently raise and lower their associated lines to a...