公开(公告)号：US20190185157A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-20

申请号：US15848316

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC

Inventor： Jesse Blake ,  James Schmalzried ,  Siegfried Zerweckh ,  Andre Prager ,  Scott Velez

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64F1/36

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/042 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64F1/364 ,  G05D1/104

Abstract: Example implementations may relate to using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) dedicated to deployment of operational infrastructure, with such deployment enabling charging of a battery of a UAV from a group of UAVs. More specifically, the group of UAVs may include at least (i) a first UAV of a first type configured to deploy operational infrastructure and (ii) a second UAV of a second type configured to carry out a task other than deployment of operational infrastructure. With this arrangement, a control system may determine an operational location at which to deploy operational infrastructure, and may cause the first UAV to deploy operational infrastructure at the operational location. Then, the control system may cause the second UAV to charge a battery of the second UAV using the operational infrastructure deployed by the first UAV at the operational location.

公开(公告)号：US20190178759A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16350875

申请日：2019-01-28

Applicant: Alexander B. Adams

Inventor： Alexander B. Adams

IPC: G01N1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/00 ,  G01N33/00

CPC classification number: G01N1/2273 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/027 ,  B64C2201/108 ,  B64C2201/12 ,  B64C2201/125 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/165 ,  B64D1/00 ,  G01N33/0073 ,  G01N2001/245

Abstract: An atmosphere sampling system includes: an unmanned rotary-wing aircraft platform including: an airframe capable of lifting a selected payload mass; at least one motorized rotor; and, a flight control system including an on-board controller; an atmosphere sampling unit having a total mass no greater than the selected payload mass, and including: a blower preferably having backward-facing blades, an inlet structure to draw in air to be sampled, and an outlet to discharge air after sampling; a plurality of sample containers; and, an indexing mechanism to move selected sample containers, one at a time, into contact with the inlet structure so that samples may be collected; and, a power supply with sufficient capacity to operate the motorized rotor(s), the onboard portion of the flight controller, the blower, and the indexing system.

公开(公告)号：US20190009906A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-10

申请号：US16027882

申请日：2018-07-05

Applicant: Deutsche Post AG

Inventor： Markus von Gostomski ,  Florian Markert

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64D1/12

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  A47G29/14 ,  A47G2200/226 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/141 ,  B64D1/10 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B65G11/123 ,  G06Q10/0832

Abstract: A receiving container for keeping a consignment transferred to the receiving container by an unmanned flyable transporting device includes a slide extending between a beginning of the slide and an end of the slide and a plurality of receiving compartments, provided in the region of the end of the slide, for receiving the consignment. The slide is one or more of rotatable about the vertical, pivotable about the horizontal and adjustable in length between the beginning of the slide and the end of the slide in order to deliver the consignment obtained from the transporting device at the beginning of the slide into one of the plurality of receiving compartments at the end of the slide.

公开(公告)号：US20180362187A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-20

申请号：US15771135

申请日：2016-10-25

Applicant: Deutsche Post AG

Inventor： Matthaus Pruski ,  Felix Vorwerk ,  Christoph Dautz

IPC: B64F1/32 ,  B65G67/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D9/00

CPC classification number: B64F1/32 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B65G67/00 ,  B65G2814/0398

Abstract: The invention relates to a method by means of which an unmanned transport device (3) docked on a receiving container (1) is loaded with a payload container (7) for a consignment (4), having a loading device (8) for loading the transport device (3) with the payload container (7), wherein the payload container (7) has a bearing means (9) at its first end (8a), the transport device (3) has a loading opening (6) on its underside (5) for receiving the payload container (7), and the loading opening (6), at its front end (19), has a mating contour (20) corresponding to the bearing means (9), and the method has the following steps: the payload container (7), arranged on the loading device (8), is pivoted in relation to the horizontal by the loading device (8) such that the first end (8a) is elevated in relation to a second, opposite end (14) of the payload container (7), the loading device (8) is raised until the payload container (7) ends up at least with its first end (8a) located within and/or beneath the loading opening (6), and the payload container (7) is pivoted by the loading device into the horizontal for introduction into the loading opening (6) such that, first of all, the bearing means (9) comes into engagement with the mating contour (20) and, subsequently, the second end (14) of the payload container (7) comes into engagement with a rear end (22) of the loading opening (6).

公开(公告)号：US20180357693A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15616711

申请日：2017-06-07

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Swaminathan BALASUBRAMANIAN ,  Radha M. DE ,  Ashley D. DELPORT ,  Indrajit PODDAR ,  Cheranellore VASUDEVAN

IPC: G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  G08C17/02 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W8/20

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0617 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  G05D1/104 ,  G06Q10/0837 ,  G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/93 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04W4/40 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: Systems and a method for transporting smart shopping bags are provided herein. The system includes a plurality of drones, each of which is operable to travel to a plurality of designated locations to search for smart shopping bags. The smart shopping bags are configured to store goods for transport and are operable to store and wirelessly communicate user preferences, information related to stored goods, and one or more destinations for the goods. Upon finding a smart shopping bag, each of the drones is operable to query the smart shopping bag to determine whether the smart shopping bag is suitable for pickup by the drone. If the smart shopping bag is suitable for pickup, each of the drones is operable to transport the smart shopping bag toward a first one of the one or more destinations.

公开(公告)号：US20180356841A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15778480

申请日：2016-11-23

Applicant: ALMOG RESCUE SYSTEMS LTD.

Inventor： Ariel ZILBERSTEIN ,  Udi GRAFF

IPC: G05D1/10 ,  B64D1/16 ,  B64C39/02 ,  A62C3/02

CPC classification number: G05D1/104 ,  A62C3/0242 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/143 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64D1/16 ,  B64D5/00 ,  B64D11/0015 ,  G05D1/0094

Abstract: According to some examples of the presently disclosed subject matter there is provided a system and method for deploying a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by an airborne carrier aircraft for dispersing payload material, each UAV comprising at least one container containing payload material and being configured to disperse the payload material at a designated dispersion area in an event site.

公开(公告)号：US20180354621A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US16048076

申请日：2018-07-27

Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation

Inventor： Jeanette L. Blomberg ,  Eric K. Butler ,  Anca A. Chandra ,  Pawan R. Chowdhary ,  Thomas D. Griffin ,  Divyesh Jadav ,  Sunhwan Lee ,  Robert J. Moore ,  Hovey R. Strong, Jr.

IPC: B64C39/02 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64F1/22 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64F1/00

CPC classification number: B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/201 ,  B64C2201/205 ,  B64C2201/206 ,  B64C2201/208 ,  B64F1/007 ,  B64F1/222 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64F1/36 ,  B64F1/368

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180324662A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15969748

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Umesh PHUYAL ,  Alberto RICO ALVARINO ,  Haris ZISIMOPOULOS ,  Masato KITAZOE

IPC: H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04B7/15

CPC classification number: H04W8/24 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  H04B7/15 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W36/0083 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/20

Abstract: In an embodiment, a network component (e.g., eNB) of a terrestrial wireless communication subscriber network determines whether a drone-coupled user equipment (UE) is engaged in a flying state based upon one or more wireless signals transmitted by the drone-coupled UE. The determination can occur in a variety of ways, such as based on a message from the drone-coupled UE itself (e.g., an express flying-state notification from the drone-coupled UE, a request particular to a flying state, a measurement reporting message, an identifier used by the drone-coupled UE, uplink signal strength measurement(s) or uplink AoA measurements, whether any intervening base station(s) were skipped over in conjunction with a handoff of the drone-coupled UE, etc.).

公开(公告)号：US20180324581A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15969744

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Umesh PHUYAL ,  Alberto RICO ALVARINO ,  Haris ZISIMOPOULOS ,  Masato KITAZOE

IPC: H04W8/24 ,  H04W36/00

CPC classification number: H04W8/24 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/127 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64C2201/146 ,  H04B7/15 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W36/0083 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/30 ,  H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W48/20

Abstract: In an embodiment, a drone-coupled UE determines whether the drone-coupled UE is engaged in a flying state, and transmits a message to a network component of a terrestrial wireless communication subscriber network that indicates a result of the determining. The network component receives the message from the drone-coupled UE. In an embodiment, a network component of a terrestrial wireless communication subscriber network determines whether the drone-coupled UE is engaged in a flying state based on the message from the drone-coupled UE. The network component then applies protocols based on the determining.

公开(公告)号：US20180322443A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US15588915

申请日：2017-05-08

Applicant: X Development LLC

Inventor： Luke Barrington ,  Jonathan Lesser

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G06Q50/28 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06Q10/083 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64C2201/128 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G06Q50/28

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems that help facilitate the summoning and loading of a pickup and delivery unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). In particular, a computing system may display a graphical interface including an interface feature that indicates UAV assignments. That computing system may receive a message including a UAV identifier that identifies a particular UAV assigned to a particular item based on a UAV-assignment request for the particular item. And the computing system may use the received UAV identifier as a basis for displaying, on the graphical interface, (i) a graphical identifier of the particular UAV assigned to the particular item based on the UAV-assignment request for the particular item and (ii) a graphical identifier of the particular item.