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US 2016/0107750 A1Published application
Airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same
AssigneeFlight of the Century, Inc.
InventorWilliam M. YATES
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Abstract
An airborne drone delivery network and method of operating same that provides an effective system to deliver items to a set number of delivery locations using drones in which the drone flight path is minimized and wherein the drones may be easily retrieved and reused for delivery of additional items.
Claims19
A method for using an airborne drone to deliver a package to a delivery destination comprising:
- affixing a delivery item to the drone and placing the drone inside of, or attaching it to, a mothership;
- flying the mothership on a route in proximity to the delivery destination;
- jettisoning the drone from the mothership;
- wherein the drone navigates to the delivery destination.
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A method for using at least one airborne drone to deliver at least one package to at least one destination comprising:
- affixing a package to the at least one drone and placing the at least one drone inside of, or attaching it to, a mothership;
- flying the mothership on a route in proximity to the at least one delivery destination;
- jettisoning the at least one drone from the mothership;
- wherein the at least one drone navigates to the at least one delivery destination, lands to deliver the at least one package and takes-off thereafter;
- and
- collecting the at least one drone mid-air.
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A system for delivering a package to a delivery destination comprising:
- one or more delivery drones with apparatus for attaching and releasing one or more packages;
- a mothership with an apparatus for attaching and releasing the one or more delivery drones;
- a processor for calculating points along a route for the mothership to jettison the one or more delivery drones;
- and
- wherein the mothership flies along the route and jettisons the one or more delivery drones as determined by the processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.