# US 12,595,055 B2 · Payload delivery device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,595,055 B2 - Document ID: US12595055B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/967,378 - Filed: 2024-12-03 - Published: 2025-03-20 - Granted: 2026-04-07 - Earliest claimed: 2021-11-23 - Applicants: Adam Johnson - Inventors: Adam Johnson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12595055B2 ## CPC - B64D 1/08: the articles being load-carrying devices - B64C 25/54: Floats - B64D 1/12: Releasing - B64D 1/22: Taking-up articles from earth's surface - B64D 9/00: Equipment for handling freight; Equipment for facilitating passenger embarkation or the like - B64D 17/62: Deployment - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - B64C: AEROPLANES; HELICOPTERS ## Abstract A payload delivery device is an apparatus designed to facilitate the delivery of emergency items to a target location via aerial vehicles. The apparatus includes a base strap, a plurality of holder straps, and a plurality of cargo straps. The base strap serves as the central structure of the apparatus that supports the plurality of holder straps and the plurality of cargo straps. The plurality of holder straps includes several straps designed to retain a parachute and the devices necessary to facilitate the deployment of the parachute. The plurality of holder straps is also designed to facilitate the operation of the parachute while securing the parachute to the base strap. The plurality of cargo straps include several straps that secure the payload to the apparatus. The plurality of cargo straps can also be arranged to accommodate the shape and size of the payload to be delivered using the apparatus. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A payload delivery device comprising: a base strap; a plurality of holder straps; a plurality of cargo straps; the base strap comprising a first base face and a second base face; the plurality of holder straps being positioned parallel to each other; the base strap being arranged into a straight configuration; each of the plurality of holder straps being positioned perpendicular to the base strap; the plurality of holder straps being distributed along the base strap; a holder strap midpoint portion for each of the plurality of holder straps being exclusively connected onto the first base face; the plurality of cargo straps being positioned parallel to each other; the plurality of cargo straps being positioned perpendicular to the base strap; the plurality of cargo straps being distributed along the base strap; and a cargo strap midpoint portion for each of the plurality of cargo straps being exclusively connected onto the second base face; a central holder strap axis being positioned through a holder strap loop formed from each of the plurality of holder straps; the central holder strap axis being positioned parallel and offset from the first base face; a central cargo strap axis being positioned through a cargo strap loop formed from each of the plurality of cargo straps; the central cargo strap axis being positioned parallel and offset from the second base face; and the base strap being positioned in between the central holder strap axis and the central cargo strap axis. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1 comprising: a chute canister; the chute canister being positioned along the base strap; each of the plurality of holder straps being laterally positioned around the chute canister; and the chute canister being restrained against the first base face by the plurality of holder straps. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 2 comprising: a parachute; an automatic deployment system (ADS); the parachute being positioned within the chute canister; the ADS being mounted within the chute canister; and the ADS being operatively coupled to the parachute, wherein the ADS is used to automatically deploy the parachute from the chute container at a specified altitude. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1 comprising: a first landing riser; a second landing riser; the first landing riser and the second landing riser being positioned parallel to each other; the first landing riser being terminally connected to the base strap; and the second landing riser being terminally connected to the base strap, opposite to the first landing riser. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of holder straps comprising a holder strap body and a holder strap fastener; the holder strap body comprising a first holder strap end and a second holder strap end; the holder strap fastener comprising a first holder interlocking piece and a second holder interlocking piece; the first holder interlocking piece being connected adjacent to the first holder strap end; and the second holder interlocking piece being connected adjacent to the second holder strap end. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: each of the plurality of cargo straps comprising a cargo strap body and a cargo strap fastener; the cargo strap body comprising a first cargo strap end and a second cargo strap end; the cargo strap fastener comprising a first cargo interlocking piece and a second cargo interlocking piece; the first cargo interlocking piece being connected adjacent to the first cargo strap end; and the second cargo interlocking piece being connected adjacent to the second cargo strap end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1 comprising: a plurality of cargo flotation devices; the plurality of cargo flotation devices being positioned offset from the base strap; and each of the plurality of cargo flotation devices being connected adjacent to a corresponding cargo strap from the plurality of cargo straps. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1 comprising: a first base flotation device; a second base flotation device; the first base flotation device being terminally connected to the base strap; and the second base flotation device being terminally connected to the base strap, opposite to the first base flotation device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The payload delivery device as claimed in claim 1 comprising: a releasable suspender; and the releasable suspender being operatively coupled to the base strap, wherein the releasable suspender is used to readily release the base strap from an aerial transportation vehicle.