# US 2019/0168875 A1 · Flying Power-Washing Drone

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- Number: US 2019/0168875 A1
- Document ID: US20190168875A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/212,679
- Filed: 2018-12-06
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05
- Assignees: Lucid Drone Technologies, Inc.
- Applicants: Lucid Drone Technologies, Inc.
- Inventors: Andrew McGuff Ashur; David Michael Danielson, JR.; Adrian Harry Mayans
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168875A1

## CPC

- B64D 1/18: by spraying, e.g. insecticides
- B08B 3/024: {Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned}
- B08B 2203/02: Details of machines or methods for cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
- B64U 2101/29: for cleaning
- B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
- B08B: CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B64U: UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES [UAV]; EQUIPMENT THEREFOR

## Abstract

A drone cleaning apparatus includes a drone; and a pressure washer or power washer comprising a wand with nozzle, hose, and motor unit. The wand is fastened to an underside of the drone, with the hose attached to and connecting the wand and the motor unit. When the motor unit is turned on, a liquid jet emanates from the nozzle of the wand and may be directed onto a building for cleaning of the building. A method of making the drone cleaning apparatus, comprises: providing a drone and a pressure washer or power washer comprising a wand with nozzle, hose, and motor unit; attaching the wand to a bottom of the drone; and connecting the hose to the wand and to the motor unit.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A drone cleaning apparatus, comprising:
(a) a drone; and
(b) a pressure washer or power washer comprising a wand with nozzle, hose, and motor unit;
(c) wherein the wand is fastened to an underside of the drone with the hose attached to and connecting the wand and the motor unit, whereby a liquid jet emanating from the nozzle of the wand may be directed for cleaning of a building structure by flying the drone while the motor unit is turned on.

### Claim 2

A method of making a drone cleaning apparatus, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing (i) a drone and (ii) a pressure washer or power washer comprising a wand with nozzle, hose, and motor unit;
(b) attaching the wand to a bottom of the drone; and
(c) connecting the hose to the wand and to the motor unit.

### Claim 3

A method of cleaning a building, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing (i) a drone and (ii) a pressure washer or power washer comprising a wand with nozzle, hose, and motor unit;
(b) attaching the wand to a bottom of the drone;
(c) connecting the hose both to the wand and to the motor unit; and
(d) flying the drone within a vicinity of the building while the motor unit is turned on such that a jet of liquid issues from the nozzle of the wand onto the building.