US Patent Issued to Textron Systems on March 24 for "Utilizing multi-directional energy-absorbing landing gear for vertical takeoff and landing" (Maryland, Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,635, issued on March 24, was assigned to Textron Systems Corp. (Hunt Valley, Md.).

"Utilizing multi-directional energy-absorbing landing gear for vertical takeoff and landing" was invented by Matthew James Messick (Abingdon, Md.), Donovan Ray McClelland (Baltimore), Edward Charles Volz (Rosedale, Md.) and Adam Ross Ferreira (Red Lion, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a UAV body constructed and arranged to carry a payload, a set of UAV wings coupled with the UAV body, and a set of undercarriage apparatus coupled with at least one of the UAV body and the set of UAV wings. The set of UAV wing...