Mega-Company Presents Intriguing Drone Patent

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Innovative and creative out-of-the-box solutions have been emerging at the drone technology field, making it a vibrant sphere, for startups and large companies alike.

A new development from tech giants Samsung, in which a drone is seen, designed to look somewhat like a Frisbee, has recently caught the attention of a few eyes.

The drone, at least per the patent’s illustrations, features a circular design with a couple feet on the underside and an open grille on the top, a rotor presumably hidden within.

In addition to the illustrations of the drone, the patent describes it as being made of metal and synthetic resin with a camera integrated into the dome-shaped region on the bottom, which will be transparent to facilitate the camera. Samsung says the design is inspired by “disk-shaped spacecraft.”

As reported on slashgear.com, even though the patent indicates that some aspects of the drone design could be modified (it is described in some areas as a “partial design”), it appears this is the general design and characteristics the company is going for.

The patent was filed in April this year and formally registered earlier this month. Yonhapnews Samsung’s smartphone business division is believed to have developed the drone as part of its business diversification.

No other details, such as size, power, or what kind of camera it may pack about the drone are provided in the patent, however, as with any patent, it’s possible the development will never actually amount to a real product.