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Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2023
Applicant:

Government of the United States, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US);

Inventors:

Jacob Echevarria, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Michael Anderson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Katherine Fitzpatrick, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Evan Pomfret, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Abigail Price, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Sarah Galyon Dorman, Monument, CO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/00 (2021.12); G06V 20/52 (2021.12); H04N 23/11 (2022.12); H04N 23/695 (2022.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 20/52 (2021.12); H04N 23/11 (2022.12); H04N 23/695 (2022.12);
Abstract

An apparatus for gathering intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance [ISR] in a hostile environment. The apparatus may be generally cylindrical to blend in with the environment, particularly with indicia which are visible to people viewing the apparatus. The apparatus may have a tinted skin which does not allow viewers to see inside. Inside the apparatus are one or more sensors which gather the ISR. The sensors may be disposed on a payload delivery mechanism having a first, retracted position inside the hollow body and extending outwardly through a port to a second position to deliver a payload to a hostile target. The sensor may be separable from the apparatus or may remain internal to the apparatus.


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