ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,045, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to EASY AERIAL INC. (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

"Unmanned aerial vehicle system including foldable unmanned aerial vehicle" was invented by Omri Dayan (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Ido Gur (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial vehicle system includes an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a ground station. The UAV folds from a first position in which the UAV defines a first expanse for flying to a second position in which the UAV defines a second expanse that is smaller than the first expanse for facilitating storage of the UAV. The ground station includes a box assembly and a landing pad asse...