ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,675,273, issued on July 7, was assigned to Skyryse Inc. (El Segundo, Calif.).

"Software update system for aerial vehicles" was invented by Mark Daniel Groden (Marina Del Rey, Calif.) and Gonzalo Javier Rey (Torrance, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A software update system is disclosed for managing a remote software updating process for aerial vehicles. Responsive to receiving an indication from a companion application that an update for a display or a Flight Control Computer (FCC) is available for installation, the software update system may determine if a set of requirements are met by retrieving information associated with the ai...