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Patent No.:

US 12237570 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2024

Tethered unmanned aircraft antenna

Applicant:

Hrl Laboratories, Llc, Malibu, CA (US);

Inventors:

Christopher P. Henry, Malibu, CA (US);

Walter S. Wall, Malibu, CA (US);

Carson White, Malibu, CA (US);

Richard Berg, Driggs, ID (US);

Assignee:

HRL LABORATORIES, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);

Attorney:

Ladas & Parry, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Dameon E Levi

Assistant Examiner:

Leah Rosenberg

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 3/02 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); H01Q 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/28 (2013.01); B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 3/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/46 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01);
Abstract

Tethered Unmanned Aircraft Antenna utilizing a Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) which may be provided by quadcopter drone (for example) constrained by a tether connected at one end to a maritime or land-based platform, the tether also being used as a RF antenna. The tether is capable of transmitting DC power to the UAS or drone at a desired antenna height and simultaneously supports RF transmission power with the help of a DC power isolation circuit. The tether is desirously lightweight and corona resistant.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Henry, Christopher. (2025). Tethered unmanned aircraft antenna (U.S. Patent No. 12237570). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12237570

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