# US 11,121,762 B2 · Displaceable signal relay node package > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,121,762 B2 - Document ID: US11121762B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/989,484 - Filed: 2020-08-10 - Published: 2020-11-26 - Granted: 2021-09-14 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-08 - Assignees: Set Point Solutions, LLC - Applicants: Set Point Solutions, LLC - Inventors: Joseph Harrington Matanane Brown - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11121762B2 ## CPC - H04B 7/18502: {Airborne stations} - B64D 17/76: facilitated by method of folding or packing - F42B 12/365: {Projectiles transmitting information to a remote location using optical or electronic means (F42B12/385 takes precedence)} - B64U 50/19: using electrically powered motors - B64U 50/30: Supply or distribution of electrical power - B64U 2101/20: for use as communications relays, e.g. high-altitude platforms - F42B 15/08: for carrying measuring instruments; {Arrangements for mounting sensitive cargo within a projectile}(adaptations for meteorology G01W1/08); {Arrangements for acoustic sensitive cargo within a projectile} - H04B: TRANSMISSION - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - F42B: EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION (explosive compositions C06B; fuzes F42C; blasting F42D) - B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR ## Abstract The present disclosure describes a signal relay node that is physically displaceable by a delivery system to move the signal relay node to a different location, to enable the signal relay node to overcome physical obstructions to signal propagation. A delivery system, such as a launching system, can launch the signal relay node encased within a housing unit, such as a projectile cap. Upon launch into the air, an additional aloft package may provide an aerostat, parachute, and/or a propeller and motor system to keep the signal relay node aloft in the air for a longer period of time. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A modular displaceable node system for deploying electronic equipment in a desired location via a displacement mechanism, the system comprising: a payload comprising: a signal relay node that relays at least one wireless communication signal through the air; and a projectile cap that encapsulates the signal relay node and is configured to separate from the payload and thereby provide electrical power to turn on the signal relay node; a projectile base that accompanies the payload and serves as a barrier when the payload is deployed via the displacement mechanism; and a removable cartridge casing containing a propellant, the removable cartridge casing surrounding the payload prior to deployment, and configured to physically separate from the payload by exerting force against the projectile base upon deployment of the signal relay node. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the signal relay node is configured to relay at least one communication signal when deployed via at least one frequency within an electromagnetic spectrum. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the signal relay node is configured to relay at least one communication signal when deployed via at least one cellular phone system. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the displacement mechanism is a 40 mm grenade launcher. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the displacement mechanism is a rescue flare gun. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the displacement mechanism is a mortar tube. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the displacement mechanism is a rocket launcher. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the displacement mechanism is an artillery piece. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1 comprising: at least one battery to provide electrical power to the signal relay node when deployed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1 comprising: a safe and arming system that is activated after deployment to provide electrical power to the signal relay node. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1 comprising: an aloft package secured to said signal relay node for keeping said signal relay node aloft for a period of time. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The modular displaceable node system of claim 1, wherein the signal relay node includes a transmitter for transmitting at least one of position, navigation, and timing data upon deployment. ### Claim 13 A modular displaceable node system for deploying electronic equipment in a desired location via a displacement mechanism, the system comprising: a signal relay node that relays at least one wireless communication signal through the air upon deployment; a projectile cap that encapsulates the signal relay node and is configured to separate from the payload and thereby provide electrical power to turn on the signal relay node; a projectile base serves as a barrier between the signal relay node and at least a portion of the displacement mechanism when said node is deployed via the displacement mechanism; and a removable cartridge casing containing a propellant, the removable cartridge casing surrounding signal relay node, projectile cap and projectile base prior to launch, and configured to physically separate therefrom by exerting force against the projectile base upon deployment of the signal relay node.