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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Drone Delivery Systems Corporation, Midlothian, VA (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Thomas Pargoe, Midlothian, VA (US);
William Stavanja, Whitsett, NC (US);
Danny Neal, San Martin, CA (US);
Charles Neal, San Martin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/202 (2023.01);
Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which comprises causing an article to be picked up and delivered via a working drone substantially without human intervention. The working drone is coupled to a support drone via a tether. The working drone is controlled via a wireless communication system that transmits signals from the support drone to the working drone. The wireless communication system constructed to communicate with a box that receives deliveries via the drone.