ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,953, issued on March 17, was assigned to SeaSatellites Inc. (San Diego).

"Rapid payload interchangeability in autonomous vehicles" was invented by Dylan Rodriguez (San Diego) and Michael Flanigan (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for rapid payload interchangeability such as for rapid payload interchangeability in autonomous vehicles. A vehicle may include a payload interface and at least one modular payload connection port. The at least one modular payload connection port may include a plurality of pins. Each of the plurality of pins may be connected to the payload interface. The system may include a user...