Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device and method to intercept an aerial vehicle
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Application No.: US16148906Application Date: 2018-10-01
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Publication No.: US11027845B2Publication Date: 2021-06-08
- Inventor: Shawn M. Theiss
- Applicant: Shawn M. Theiss
- Applicant Address: US OH North Benton
- Assignee: Shawn M. Theiss
- Current Assignee: Shawn M. Theiss
- Current Assignee Address: US OH North Benton
- Agency: Zollinger & Burleson Ltd.
- Main IPC: B64D7/00
- IPC: B64D7/00 ; F41H11/02 ; B64D17/78

Abstract:
An airframe is provided that can be flown under the control of an operator or an automated sensor and feedback system. The airframe can be any of a variety of known configurations with multiple rotors, fixed or retractable wings, puller or pusher propellers, or jet engines. The airframe includes at least one arm that is used to intercept and disable another airborne vehicle. In some configurations, the arm is fixed and can include fingers at its outer end. In other configurations, the arm is movable from a closed condition to an open condition. A wire or net is connected between the arm and a portion of the airframe so that the wire or net is spread open when the arm is deployed to the open condition. The wire or net are configured to disable or capture a target such as another aerial vehicle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190100315A1 DEVICE AND METHOD TO INTERCEPT AN AERIAL VEHICLE Public/Granted day:2019-04-04
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