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Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

Mar. 03, 2021
Applicant:

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Maruyama, Musashino, JP;

Jun Kato, Musashino, JP;

Toshihisa Masuda, Musashino, JP;

Naomichi Nakamura, Musashino, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2006.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/02 (2013.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01);
Abstract

A lightning induction system includes a plurality of flight vehiclesthat fly between a lightning originating pointin the sky where lightning is generated and a ground surface. The flight vehicleseach include: a flight unitthat generates lift force and propulsion force; a conductor cablethat is engaged with the flight unit, extends downward, and has a predetermined length; and a weight unitconnected to the lower end of the conductor cable. The flight unitis disposed in a Faraday cage. The Faraday cagehas a sphere shape, and the flight unitis fixed by a support pillarextending downward from the inner side of the top of the sphere.


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