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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2010
Albert J. Grenier, Ramona, CA (US);
Albert J. Grenier, Ramona, CA (US);
JST, LLC, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A flying apparatus having a frame configured to couple to a high voltage tether system, and at least one motor module mounted to the frame, the module including a holding structure attached to the frame, a rotating structure, including a rotor shaft, configured to rotate relative to the holding structure, a rotor attached to the rotor shaft and a plurality of motors attached to the holding structure, each including a drive shaft configured to engage with the rotor shaft, wherein the motors are configured to receive electrical energy from the tether system and drive the drive shafts to create a torque on the rotor shaft to thereby rotate the rotor and create lift to fly the apparatus from the ground to a desired position aloft while remaining coupled to the tether system.