US Patent Issued to KLATCHWERX on June 16 for "High-bandwidth, free space optical communications links for drone networks" (California, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,659,033, issued on June 16, was assigned to KLATCHWERX LLC (Dover, Del.).

"High-bandwidth, free space optical communications links for drone networks" was invented by Alexander J. Hallock (Littleton, Mass.) and Michael Vestel (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A free space optical communication (FSOC) system suitable for drones with appropriate size, weight, acquisition performance, and range characteristics for a broad variety of drone applications including both civilian and military applications. Depending on requirements, the system may be configured to support point-to-point communications between ground stations and indi...