https://patentbrief.org/company/pinnacle-vista Plain-English explanations of patents assigned to Pinnacle Vista, newest first. en-us Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:46:29 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20180321681/leading-drone-method This patent describes a method where an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flies ahead of a mobile base station, like a boat or ground vehicle, by predicting the base station's future path and scouting the area in advance. Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:57:38 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/20180321681/leading-drone-method https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10317904/underwater-leading-drone-system This patent describes a system where a watercraft follows a planned route, guiding an aerial drone that stays a fixed distance ahead, which in turn tows a tethered underwater drone to collect combined air and sea data. Tue, 11 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10317904/underwater-leading-drone-system https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10133281/leading-drone-system This patent describes a system where a drone flies a non-linear path, deliberately spaced from a moving ground or water vehicle, using the vehicle's future path information to stay ahead or in a specific relative position. Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10133281/leading-drone-system