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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Inventors:
X, Portland, OR (US);
David A. Newell, Justin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2006.01); G05B 19/416 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/10 (2013.01); G05B 19/416 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system includes a storage facility configured to store drones. The system may also include at least one robotic element configured to move the drones to and from the storage facility and a conveyor configured to move the drones to a launching area. The at least one robotic element may include an articulating arm configured to move a first drone from the storage facility to the conveyor, in response to identifying that the first drone is selected for a flight.