Amazon wants to drop packages by parachute

Amazon receives a patent from the U.S. government for drones that would parachute drop an item right to your door. Amazon may have a new option for how it plans to deliver your packages by drone. CNN reports the retailing giant was granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office that could allow packages to drop by parachute. The drone would stay nearby to make sure it arrives in the right spot. The report says, for example, Amazon's drone could deploy a parachute or landing flap on the package to prevent it from hitting a balcony or tree.