Method of delivering repeaters in a hostile environment and a drone therefor
US11995996B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2022 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2101/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A drone for delivering plural repeaters in a hostile environment and method of delivering plural repeaters from the drone. The drone is controllable from a remote base station and carries a payload of repeaters on a round tray. The tray has a dispensing hole, complementary to the geometry of the repeater for dispensing the repeaters as needed. Repeaters are consecutively dispensed at stations as determined by an operator. A central radial arm sweeps each repeater around the tray, in turn, until the hole is encountered and the repeater gravity drops to a surface below. The drone may have two or more vertically stacked trays to increase payload without increasing footprint.
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