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Patent No.:

US 12623789 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2022

System, apparatus and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle with memory secured against tampering and access

Applicant:

Bluehalo, Llc, Huntsville, AL (US);

Inventors:

Alexis Henry Clark, Owens Crossroads, AL (US);

Michael Joseph Bell, Finksburg, MD (US);

Assignee:

BlueHalo, LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);

Attorney:

Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

Primary Examiner:

Anne Marie Antonucci

Assistant Examiner:

Connor L Knight

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2024.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 27/30 (2024.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/30 (2024.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
Abstract

Systems, apparatus and methods are provided for securing firmware and mission data in memory of an unmanned aerial vehicle. The unmanned aerial vehicle may include a central body and at least one electric motor. The central body may include a flight controller with a processor, a firmware memory configured to receive and store firmware, and circuit board with a fixed portion and a removable portion with a programming interface connector providing access through a signal connection to a firmware memory operatively connected to the flight controller. The central body may further include a volatile mission memory configured to receive mission data and automatically be erased upon power interruption.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Clark, Alexis. (2026). System, apparatus and method for an unmanned aerial vehicle with memory secured against tampering and access (U.S. Patent No. 12623789). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12623789

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