US Patent Issued to CaptureTec on May 12 for "Payload container for unmanned aircraft and associated systems and methods" (Alabama, Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,781, issued on May 12, was assigned to CaptureTec LLC (Lanett, Ala.).

"Payload container for unmanned aircraft and associated systems and methods" was invented by Timothy P. Dunnigan Sr. (Lanett, Ala.), Timothy P. Dunnigan Jr. (Auburn, Ala.), William D. Randall Jr. (Auburn, Ala.) and Andrew Terry (Melbourne, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A payload container includes a nose cone electronics hub assembly, a collar assembly, a canister assembly, and a grid fin system. The nose cone electronics hub assembly has a nose cone housing electronic components in support of flight and detonator systems. The collar assembly includes a collar...