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US 12,741,165 B2Granted
Safety drone for arresting the fall of a user
AssigneeSafety Drone, LLC
InventorTyler Egbert
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Abstract
An aerial drone system includes: a drone configured for flying, for being coupled with a user, and for operating autonomously at a separation distance from the user without supporting the user when the user is not fallen; and a control system operatively coupled with the drone and configured for: detecting a fall of the user; using the drone to arrest the fall of the user upon detecting the fall and to support the user in the air; and using the drone to fly the user to a platform.
Claims6
An aerial drone system, comprising:
- a drone configured for flying, for being coupled with a user, and for operating autonomously at a separation distance from the user without supporting the user when the user is not fallen, the drone including at least one propeller;
- a harness assembly coupled with the drone and configured for being coupled with the user, the harness assembly including a tether coupled with the drone and configured for being coupled with the user, the tether including a linear support and a plurality of carabiners coupled with the linear support;
- and
- a control system operatively coupled with the drone and configured for:
- detecting a fall of the user;
- using the drone and the harness assembly to arrest the fall of the user upon detecting the fall and to support the user in the air;
- and
- using the drone to fly the user to a platform.
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A method of using an aerial drone system, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing that the aerial drone system includes a drone and a control system operatively coupled with the drone, the drone including at least one propeller, the aerial drone system further including a harness assembly coupled with the drone and configured for being coupled with the user, the harness assembly including a tether coupled with the drone and configured for being coupled with the user, the tether including a linear support and a plurality of carabiners coupled with the linear support;
- coupling the drone with a user;
- flying the drone;
- operating the drone autonomously at a separation distance from the user without supporting the user when the user is not fallen;
- detecting, by way of the control system, a fall of the user;
- using the drone and the harness assembly, by way of the control system, to arrest the fall of the user upon detecting the fall and to support the user in the air;
- and
- using the drone, by way of the control system, to fly the user to a platform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.