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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:
Apr. 18, 2023

Filed:

May. 13, 2020
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Nathan D. Hiller, Irvine, CA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/90 (2016.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/80 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H02J 50/001 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/80 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/066 (2013.01); B64C 2201/143 (2013.01); H02J 2310/44 (2020.01);
Abstract

A power recharging system may include an electrical conductor connected to a first aircraft and configured to connect to a second aircraft while the aircrafts are in flight. An AC signal may be induced in the electrical conductor it is in proximity to a changing magnetic field. The system may include a first rectifier circuit at the first aircraft that converts the AC signal into a DC signal for charging the first aircraft and a second rectifier circuit at the second aircraft that converts the AC signal into a second DC signal for charging the second aircraft. The electrical conductor may be part of a communication line. A communication system at the first aircraft may send and receive data communications via the communication line.


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