According to the patent, the label should be about the same size as a regular one, and fairly inexpensive. The difference is that folded up inside this one is a parachute, connected to the package ...

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. A drone could someday drop off a package that gently lands ...

The patent details one method — a package label that is also a parachute, deploying when the package is dropped to lower it safely to the ground. The patent, which was filed with the US Patent ...

The images show the steps, which include "Pack item, attach parachute shipping label," "Attach to UAV" and then "Drop at delivery location." The patent's abstract says that the system can include ...