ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,083, issued on April 7, was assigned to Blue Vigil LLC (Reston, Va.).
"Drone base" was invented by Robert Schumann (Reston, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A base for engaging a drone includes a collar defined above a landing plane sized to support the drone. The base further includes a plurality of drone guides arrayed about a centerline centered on the collar. Each of the plurality of drone guides includes a substantially conical guide including an open base positioned adjacent to the collar and narrowing towards the landing plane, and a landing pad defined as part of the landing plane, wherein the landing pad is adjacent to a n...