Complex sentence: Girard continued his activities in vertical flight and other areas, and was awarded more than 30 patents both at Ryan Aeronautical and after retirement, his last patent was obtained just a few years before his death.
Split into simpler sentences: Girard continued his activities in vertical flight and other areas, and was awarded more than thirty patents both at Ryan Aeronautical and after retirement. His last patent was obtained just a few years before his death.