ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,456, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to EOS Technology Holdings Inc. (New York).

"Tethered drone system" was invented by Aiden Nathaniel Bradley (Tucson, Ariz.), Nathaniel T. Bradley (New York) and Joshua S. Paugh (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tethered drone system and method includes a tethered drone and a tether. The tether includes a conductor to communicate at least power and control signals. The tethered drone system further includes a control system configured to receive the tethered drone. The control system provides power for the tethered drone. The control system includes a user interface for managing the con...