ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,267, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Wing Aviation LLC (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Offset drag reduction device" was invented by Aaron Bryce Christian (Redwood City, Calif.), Andre Peter Prager (Sunnyvale, Calif.), Elizabeth Chase Marshman (San Francisco) and Christina Lee Ngo (San Jose, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one aspect an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided. The uncrewed aerial vehicle includes a fuselage and a drag reduction device. The fuselage has a front end, a rear end, a top, and a bottom. The drag reduction device includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the drag reduction device is ...