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.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Keith J. Glover, Kent, WA (US);
Inventors:
Brian J. Tillotson, Kent, WA (US);
Keith J. Glover, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 3/36 (2006.01); H04B 7/14 (2006.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes at least one passive reflective device having an elongated configuration defining a long axis and comprising a material configured to reflect radio signals. The UAV also includes a control system configured to control the UAV along a flight path that orients the at least one passive reflective device such that the long axis remains substantially tangential to an ellipsoid whose foci are at two points between which radio communication is desired.