ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,662, issued on July 28, was assigned to UAVPatent Corp. (Carson City, Nev.).

"Long distance trans-continental remote drone piloting system" was invented by Giuseppe Santangelo (Troy, Mich.) and Lorenzo Rizzello (Troy, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote drone control system includes a pilot endpoint system comprising a pilot endpoint and a controller connected to the pilot endpoint. The remote drone control system includes a control endpoint system including a control endpoint, a signal adaptor connected to the control endpoint, and a transmitter connected to the signal adaptor. A drone is arranged to communicate with the t...