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Patent No.:

US 10104289 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 13, 2017

Modular camera drone

Applicant:

Swl Robotics, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Inventors:

Enrique Jesus Enriquez, Miami, FL (US);

Carlos Alberto Valencia, Miami, FL (US);

Enrique Frecci Enriquez, Miami, FL (US);

Ricardo Enriquez, Miami, FL (US);

Assignee:

SWL Robotics, Inc., Miami, FL (US);

Attorney:

Kelly & Kelley, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Fernando Alcon

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/08 (2006.01); G03B 31/00 (2006.01); G03B 37/04 (2006.01); B63G 8/00 (2006.01); B63G 8/08 (2006.01); B63G 8/22 (2006.01); H04N 7/18 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/08 (2013.01); B63G 8/22 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G03B 15/006 (2013.01); G03B 15/03 (2013.01); G03B 17/08 (2013.01); G03B 31/00 (2013.01); G03B 37/04 (2013.01); H04N 5/2251 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); H04N 7/185 (2013.01); B63G 2008/002 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01);
Abstract

A camera drone has an array of eight camera-light units arranged so as to enable capture of photographs and video providing a spherical 360°×360° field of view. Such an expansive field of view enables image capture for use in virtual reality, augmented reality, and similar uses. The camera drone is preferably spherical in shape so as to minimize any obstructions in the expansive field of view. The camera drone is modular with separate but coordinated modules for a main body module, a base module along an equator of the main body, a thruster module, and a camera-light module. The camera drone is also capable of operation in air or water (submersible) having both a tethered and autonomous version.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Enriquez, Enrique. (2018). Modular camera drone (U.S. Patent No. 10104289). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10104289

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