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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Michael Anderson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Grant Appel, O'Fallon, IL (US);
Nathaniel Bowen, Columbus, MS (US);
Hugh Briggs, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Spencer Flint, Seattle, WA (US);
Seth Konig, Biloxi, MS (US);
Erin Leslie, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);
Abstract
A system for sending surveillance signals from a hostile environment to an operator. The system comprises an operably movable tractor for ground hauling a trailer and an independently operable drone. The trailer has an actuatable elevator for holding a stockpile of relay sensors and comprising a pair of co-acting elevator belts defining a chute therebetween. The elevator holds a stack of relay sensors for elevation to a pickup-position by the drone. Optionally a conveyor chute may replenish the stack of relay sensors in the elevator.