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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2018
Applicant:
Shockwatch, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Inventor:
Anthony N. Fonk, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
ShockWatch, Inc., Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/08 (2006.01); G07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/0015 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G07C 5/008 (2013.01); G07C 5/0866 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64D 2045/008 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0065 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a device and technique for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) impact monitoring includes a UAV having a propulsion system configured to fly the UAV to a destination; a retention mechanism for retaining and releasing a package carried by the UAV; and an indicator reader module configured to determine a status of an impact indicator attached to the package.