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US 12,044,504 B1Granted
Digitally controlled mobile ground launching fire retardant delivery system
OwnerStephen Kennedy, Morgan Davis Kennedyinventors
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Abstract
A digitally controlled mobile ground launching fire retardant delivery system. The system is configured to launch fire retardant projectiles at wildfires located in a small fire area that is considered inaccessible by fire personnel, due to the terrain, elevation and/or remote location. The system is also advantageously configured to launch soft-ball size objects at remote wildfires. The soft ball sized objects will contain at least one beneficial fire-retardant substance contained therein.
Claims8
An apparatus for delivering fire retardent vessels, comprising:
- an antenna;
- a receiver;
- a base;
- a vertical shaft through the base;
- a rotatable hollow tube arm mounted on the vertical shaft, wherein the rotatable hollow tube arm comprises an opening configured to allow the fire retardant vessels to pass through and a release mechanism;
- a plurality of legs coupled to the base, including a front leg having a servo-motor configured to adjust the height of the front leg, so as to change an angle of the base and the rotatable hollow tube arm;
- a computing device including a display screen, one or more processors and a memory containing one or more sequences of instructions, the computing device configured to receive launching data via the receiver and antenna, the launching data comprising comprising Global Multi Terrain Elevation Data and specific coordinates from a Global Navigation Satellite System, the memory and the one or more sequences of instructions configured to, with the one or more processors, cause the computing device to calibrate the servo motor and adjust the height of the front leg using the servo-motor without user input.
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