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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2017
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Willem M. Beltman, West Linn, OR (US);

Bradley Alan Jackson, Hilsboro, OR (US);

David Gomez Gutierrez, Tlaquepaque, MX;

Jose Parra Vilchis, Guadalajara, MX;

Rafael De La Guardia Gonzalez, Guadalajara, MX;

Joshua Triska, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B60L 58/16 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0669 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); B60L 58/16 (2019.02); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods may include a lift drone and a carrier drone to convey a payload. The lift drone may vertically lift the payload, alone or with the carrier drone, to a transfer location. The carrier drone may receive control of the payload at the transfer location, such as by receiving physical transfer of the payload, taking over conveyance of the payload from the lift drone, or the like. The lift drone may remain coupled with the payload or the carrier drone or may decouple after transfer.


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