ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,741, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC (Denver).
"Drogue for a load and related systems" was invented by Robert C. Cockell II (Medford, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drogue for stabilizing a load suspended from a carrier may include a sidewall comprising a sheet material. The sheet material defines a perimeter edge having a coupling portion and leading edge, where the coupling portion has a trailing edge opposing the leading edge, and a side edge extending between the leading edge and the trailing edge. The drogue also includes a coupling element configured to detachably connect the trailing ed...