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Drone receiver

US9950791B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

29References

17Claims

0Family size

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Jeanette L. Blomberg · Portola Valley, US
Eric K. Butler · San Jose, US
Anca A. Chandra · Los Gatos, US
Pawan R. Chowdhary · San Jose, US
Thomas D. Griffin · Campbell, US
Divyesh Jadav · San Jose, US
Sunhwan Lee · Menlo Park, US
Robert J. Moore · San Jose, US
Hovey R. Strong, Jr. · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 8, 2016
Grant date	Apr 24, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 4, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64U2201/10
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus comprising a body including a cavity for storing one or more packages, and a conveyor belt disposed above a top surface of the body. The belt is shaped to receive one or more packages, and the belt is controllable to rotate a package placed on the belt either from the top surface to the cavity for storage or from the cavity to the top surface for dispatch. A package comprises at least one of a drone and a payload transported by the drone. The apparatus further comprises a landing mechanism for stabilizing a drone landing on the apparatus.

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