US Patent Issued to Skydio on Nov. 3 for "Self-folding propeller" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,408, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Skydio Inc. (San Mateo, Calif.).

"Self-folding propeller" was invented by Ryan Goldstein (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial vehicle including a propeller blade and a central hub. The propeller blade includes a hole, and a connector located at a root of the propeller blade, the connector including a projection and a shoulder. The central hub includes an opening configured to receive the projection; a portion of a face, wherein the shoulder engages with the portion of the face in a first rotational position of the propeller blade and holes. The holes of the propeller b...