Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Drone-based vehicle illumination
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Application No.: US16469218Application Date: 2016-12-14
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Publication No.: US11235876B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Cynthia M. Neubecker , Brad Alan Ignaczak , Somak Datta Gupta , Brian Bennie
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Agent Brandon Hicks
- International Application: PCT/US2016/066597 WO 20161214
- International Announcement: WO2018/111258 WO 20180621
- Main IPC: B64C39/00
- IPC: B64C39/00 ; B64C39/02 ; B64D47/04

Abstract:
A computer is programmed to deploy an aerial drone to fly within a specified distance of a first vehicle. The computer is programmed to detect a second vehicle and then activate an aerial drone light.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200031468A1 DRONE-BASED VEHICLE ILLUMINATION Public/Granted day:2020-01-30
Information query
IPC分类:
B | 作业;运输 |
B64 | 飞行器;航空;宇宙航行 |
B64C | 飞机;直升飞机(气垫车入B60V) |
B64C39/00 | 其他飞行器 |