Rideshare adapter, a configurable-mass, distributed architecture rideshare dispenser for a rideshare adapter, and a method of operating the rideshare dispenser
US11932425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/223
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure provides a configurable-mass rideshare dispenser for a rideshare adapter employable with a LV. In one example, the configurable-mass rideshare dispenser includes: (1) a modular chassis having a plurality of walls, wherein each of the plurality of walls includes multiple internal mounts operable to mount at multiple candidate locations a rideshare payload, its associated attachment/deployment mechanisms, signal processing circuitry, and at least one additional mass object, and (2) at least one door coupled to at least one of the plurality of walls, wherein the signal processing circuitry is operable to provide deployment sequencing that operates the at least one door.
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