Cargo aerial delivery systems and related methods
US11608168B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Cargo aerial delivery systems for delivering one or more delivery items and related methods. A cargo aerial delivery system may include a cargo container configured to carry the delivery item(s) and an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) configured to carry the cargo container to delivery destinations of the delivery items. The cargo container may include a programmable device that stores manifest information regarding the delivery item(s) and a local communication mode configured to convey delivery information from the cargo container to the UAV. A method of utilizing a cargo aerial delivery system may include loading delivery item(s) into a container body of a cargo container, entering manifest information into a programmable device, operatively engaging the cargo container with a UAV, generating a delivery itinerary, transporting the cargo container with the UAV according to the delivery itinerary, and unloading each delivery item at the respective delivery destination.
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