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US 12,434,682 B1Granted
Hover drone system
OwnerOwen Richard Wisemaninventor
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Abstract
A hover drone system includes a hull extending from a front end to a rear end and from a first side to a second side; ducted fans integrated into the hull, the ducted fans provide lift and propulsion for the hover drone system, the fans operated by a power source; a first sidewall extending from the first side of the hull; a second sidewall extending from the second side of the hull; and a flexible skirt extending from the front end of the hull and from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; the rear end of the hull is open.
Claims1
A hover drone system, comprising:
- a hull extending from a front end to a rear end and from a first side to a second side, the hull is rigid and gradually tapers inwardly in width from the rear end to the front end, the rear end forming an opening;
- a multi-copter flight controller configured to provide precise altitude of the hover drone system;
- a plurality of ducted fans integrated into the hull, wherein the plurality of ducted fans provides lift and propulsion for the hover drone system, the plurality of ducted fans operated by a power source and one or more gyros;
- a first sidewall extending from the first side of the hull;
- a second sidewall extending from the second side of the hull;
- and
- a flexible skirt extending from the front end of the hull and from the first sidewall to the second sidewall;
- wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are oriented at an angle relative to each other;
- and
- wherein the plurality of ducted fans creates a downwash of air that in turn is partially directed to the opening via the tapering of the hull.
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