US Patent Issued to Oqab Dietrich Induction on July 21 for "System and methods for mobile towing and lifting platforms" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,494, issued on July 21, was assigned to Oqab Dietrich Induction Inc. (Kitchener, Canada).

"System and methods for mobile towing and lifting platforms" was invented by Haroon B. Oqab (Kitchener, Canada) and George B. Dietrich (Kitchener, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mobile towing and lifting system and associated methods, comprising a retractable tug, coupled to an aerial vehicle, wherein the tug is configured to transfer electrical power and data to and from the aerial vehicle. The aerial vehicle may comprise an airship, multirotor aircraft, fixed wing aircraft, buoyant aircraft or a combination of the like. The mobile tow...