US Patent Issued to Valmont Industries on March 11 for "System, method and apparatus for providing specialized controller to remotely pilot an unmanned vehicle" (Nebraska Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,313, issued on March 11, was assigned to Valmont Industries Inc. (Omaha, Neb.).

"System, method and apparatus for providing specialized controller to remotely pilot an unmanned vehicle" was invented by Jacob Lahmann (Omaha, Neb.) and Angi Chamberlain (Gretna, Neb.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for providing control signals to a remotely piloted unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) which includes a pedal input mechanically connected to a base enclosure using a linkage system which allows for the angular movement of the pedal input. The apparatus further includes a potentiometer which provides a first control signal to a centra...