logo

For the Inventor, By the Inventor

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 12680660 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2025

Tethered uav providing broad area lighting

Applicant:

Sportsbeams Lighting, Inc., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventor:

Kevin C. Baxter, Tulsa, OK (US);

Assignee:

SPORTSBEAMS LIGHTING, INC., Taylor, TX (US);

Attorney:

Scott R. Zingerman

Primary Examiner:

William N Harris

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/141 (2018.01); B64U 10/60 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/55 (2023.01); F21V 23/00 (2015.01); F21V 23/02 (2006.01); F21Y 113/17 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/141 (2018.01); B64U 10/60 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); F21V 23/001 (2013.01); F21V 23/02 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); B64D 2203/00 (2013.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/55 (2023.01); B64U 2201/202 (2023.01); F21Y 2113/17 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

A tethered UAV providing broad area lighting including a weatherproof drone; an electrically conductive tether; a high voltage power supply; an LED light engine which consumes at least 800 watts of power; an uninterruptible power source; and a voltage isolation stage. The weatherproof drone may or may not include a battery. The weatherproof drone, minus a battery, electrically conductive tether, and LED light engine weigh less than 4.4 pounds. The LED light engine produces 5 footcandles or more over an area greater than 50 feet in diameter.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Baxter, Kevin. (2026). Tethered uav providing broad area lighting (U.S. Patent No. 12680660). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12680660

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…