# US 10,770,926 B2 · Vehicle having a remote device powered by an energy beam > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,770,926 B2 - Document ID: US10770926B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/445,600 - Filed: 2019-06-19 - Published: 2019-10-03 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2015-08-14 - Assignees: LaserMotive, Inc. - Applicants: LaserMotive, Inc. - Inventors: Claes Olsson; Thomas J. Nugent, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10770926B2 ## CPC - H02J 50/30: using light, e.g. lasers - B60L 1/02: to electric heating circuits - H02J 50/20: using microwaves or radio frequency waves - B60L 9/00: Electric propulsion with power supply external to the vehicle (electric propulsion for monorail vehicles, suspension vehicles or rack railways B60L13/00; in combination with batteries or fuel cells within the vehicle B60L50/53) - B60L 50/15: with additional electric power supply (with capacitors charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/40; with batteries charged by engine-driven generators B60L50/61) - B60L 2200/10: Air crafts - B60L 2200/40: Working vehicles - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - H02J 50/12: of the resonant type - Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES - Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION ## Abstract A commercially available vehicle is modified by coupling a beamed-power transmission system to the vehicle's frame. The beamed-power transmission system is arranged to deliver beamed power to a remote device such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (i.e., UAV or drone). The cooling system of the vehicle is used to cool portions of the beamed-power transmission system. An aiming system aims a power beam produced by the beamed-power transmitter toward the remote device, and a stability system coupled to both the vehicle frame and the beamed-power transmission system maintains three-dimensional constancy of the power beam even when the vehicle frame is in motion. The commercially available vehicle may be an electric vehicle, a gas-electric hybrid vehicle, or the like having a power source that includes batteries, a fuel-cells, or a generator. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a remote device configured to survey a geographical area; and a vehicle, the vehicle having: a frame; a drive system coupled to the frame, the drive system arranged to propel the vehicle; a beamed-power transmission system coupled to the frame, the beamed-power transmission system arranged to deliver beamed power to the remote device; an electrical energy efficient power source coupled to the frame, the electrical energy efficient power source configured to store electrical energy and arranged to power the drive system and the beamed-power transmission system, the drive system configured to propel the vehicle using power received from the electrical energy efficient power source; a local power interface integrated with the vehicle and arranged to pass local power to the remote device when the remote device is proximate to the vehicle; and a local docking interface integrated with the vehicle and arranged to receive the remote device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the local docking interface is arranged to physically secure the remote device to the vehicle when the remote device is not positioned remote from the vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein the local power interface and the local docking interface are integrated into a single unit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the beamed-power transmission system includes at least one transmitter of either a laser beam transmitter or a microwave beam transmitter. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the local power interface includes at least one of an electrical wire, an electrical wireless charging pad, an electrical plug, and an electrical receiver. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the remote device is an unmanned aerial vehicle arranged to receive power via a power beam. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the remote device includes: a receiver to receive the power beam and convert energy from the power beam into electric power consumable by the remote device; and a tracking system to maintain line-of-sight between the vehicle and the remote device. ### Claim 8 A system, comprising: a remote device requiring electric power to operate; and a vehicle, the vehicle having: a frame; a drive system coupled to the frame, the drive system arranged to propel the vehicle; a beamed-power transmission system coupled to the frame, the beamed-power transmission system arranged to deliver beamed power to the remote device; an electrical energy efficient power source coupled to the frame, the electrical energy efficient power source configured to store electrical energy and arranged to power the drive system and the beamed-power transmission system, the drive system configured to propel the vehicle using power received from the electrical energy efficient power source; a local power interface integrated with the vehicle and arranged to pass local power to the remote device when the remote device is proximate to the vehicle; and a local docking interface integrated with the vehicle and arranged to receive the remote device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the remote device is a remote self-propelled device requiring the electric power to propel itself. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the remote self-propelled device includes: a receiver to receive the power beam and convert energy from the power beam into electric power consumable by the remote self-propelled device; and a tracking system to maintain line-of-sight between the vehicle and the remote self-propelled device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10, wherein the tracking system is configured to transmit tracking feedback information to the beamed-power transmission system, the beamed-power transmission system configured to use the tracking feedback information to maintain the line-of-sight. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the remote self-propelled device is configured to return automatically to the vehicle as a result of detecting one or more defined conditions. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: a remote stationary device requiring electric power to operate; and a vehicle, the vehicle having: a frame; a drive system coupled to the frame, the drive system arranged to propel the vehicle; a beamed-power transmission system coupled to the frame, the beamed-power transmission system arranged to deliver beamed power to the remote stationary device; an electrical energy efficient power source coupled to the frame, the electrical energy efficient power source configured to store electrical energy and arranged to power the drive system and the beamed-power transmission system, the drive system configured to propel the vehicle using power received from the electrical energy efficient power source; and a local power interface integrated with the vehicle and arranged to pass local power to the remote stationary device when the remote stationary device is proximate to the vehicle. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the remote stationary device is selected from a device group comprising the following types of devices: a piece of industrial equipment; a communications structure; and a sign. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the beamed-power transmission system includes at least one transmitter of either a laser beam transmitter or a microwave beam transmitter.