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Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Tyler Smith, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Sami Mian, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

Kevin Westgard, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Glenn Pace, Scottsdale, AZ (US);

John Patterson, Tempe, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2017.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64C 25/001 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/0047 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); H02J 2207/20 (2020.01);
Abstract

A base station configured for charging an autonomous drone may comprise a first conductive groove and a second conductive groove. The first conductive groove and the second conductive groove may be configured to interface with a first conductive strip and a second conductive strip disposed on a landing gear of the autonomous drone. The base station may be configured to charge a battery of the autonomous drone in response to the first conductive groove interfacing with the first conductive strip and the second conductive groove interfacing with the second conductive strip.


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