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New Flirtey Patent Covers Error Detection Capability to Trigger Drone Safety Mechanism
Drone delivery specialist Flirtey now has 25 granted and pending patents covering technology for unmanned aerial systems.
Flirtey Delivery Drone
Flirtey pioneered delivery operations in partnership with NASA, the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, emergency medical service provider Remsa, and the city of Reno. 

Drone delivery specialist Flirtey now holds a new U.S. patent covering a technique for deploying safety devices such as a parachute if an error is detected in an unmanned aerial system. The Nevada-based company announced the granting of the patent on February 7.

The patented technology can detect an error in the operation of a drone and subsequently deploy a safety mechanism, such as a parachute. The deployment can be done automatically or manually from a drone control base unit.