Patents for License or Sale
- US12175986 – Relative to Automatic Payload Pickup and Delivery system
- Sensors to manage Aperture/Pin coupling system
- Pin status sensor to indicate “Payload in Place”
- Aperture open/close sensors
- Camera indication of payload relative to drone
- Sensors to manage Aperture/Pin coupling system
- US11646039 – Relative to Pin/Aperture System for Drone Payloads
- Not limited to specific payload type
- No human needed to physically handle payload for attaching to drone
- Automated grasp and release
- Pin, or aperture can be either on the drone or an enclosure
- Positive lock and release
- Not limited to single aperture/pin style/type
- Rigid, less susceptible to wind than a tether
- Support for multiple points of attachments
- A pin/aperture for each end payload, or each corner of a payload for example
- US11322160 – Relative to Drone Delivery of Audio Collection System
- Deliver Audio Capture Device
- Capture sounds for drone video
- Avoids drone propeller noise
- Move Audio Capture Device to various locations
- Retrieve Audio Capture Device
- Deliver Audio Capture Device
Drone Payload Pickup & Delivery System
Advantages and Benefits
- Autonomously secure cargo
- Eliminates need for human to physically attach payload
- Can enhance piloted payload management
- Enables moving payloads to multiple locations
- Increased efficiency for pickup and delivery
- Cost savings for logistics
- Positive lock and release, status of “Payload in Place”
- Closed loop system
- Real time sensors
- Visual status indication, payload in position for pickup
Payload Pickup Example: