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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/90 (2016.01); H02J 50/30 (2016.01); H02J 50/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 50/90 (2016.02); H02J 50/20 (2016.02); H02J 50/30 (2016.02);
Abstract
A transmitter for providing energy to a beam-powered aircraft includes an energy source that outputs an energy beam having an elongated cross-section, and a mount. The mount is operable to vary an azimuth and an elevation of the energy beam, and operable to rotate the energy beam about a central axis of the energy beam.