ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,490, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to United States Automobile Association (USAA) (San Antonio).

"Emergency deployment of a drone-based dehumidifier" was invented by Carlos JP Chavez (San Antonio), Gregory David Hansen (Fuquay Varina, N.C.), Bradly Jay Billman (Celina, Texas), Kristina Suniga-Cabrera (San Antonio), Dwayne Phillip Wilson (Crossroads, Texas), Timothy Benjamin Czerlinsky (Dallas) and David Patrick Dixon (Boerne, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dehumidification system that can be used during emergencies. The system includes an autonomous vehicle carrying a dehumidification device. In response to information abou...