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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
John J. O'Brien, Farmington, AR (US);
Samantha M. O'Brien, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Trey Bishop, Bentonville, AR (US);
Todd Mattingly, Bentonville, AR (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
A propeller-less unmanned aerial vehicle having a body having a plurality of channels, an inlet formed in the body and configured to allow air flow to enter the plurality of channels from an exterior of the body, an anechoic chamber formed in the body and coupled to the plurality of channels, a rotor comprising a plurality of angled fins located in the anechoic chamber, a control system configured to direct air flow within the plurality of channels, and one or more circular tubes coupled to the exterior of the body and in communication with the plurality of channels. The air flows into the body through the inlet, into the plurality of channels and the anechoic chamber, and exits through the one or more circular tubes to provide lift and directional control to the propeller-less unmanned aerial vehicle.