US 11,932,429 B1
Mounts for unmanned aerial vehicles
Trevor Greenberg, Louisville, KY (US); David Brandon Smith, Ft. Worth, TX (US); and Isaac C. Dearmond, North Richland Hills, TX (US)
Assigned to INDOOR ROBOTICS INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by INDOOR ROBOTICS INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/193,856.
Application 18/193,856 is a continuation of application No. 18/087,784, filed on Dec. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,655,057.
Int. Cl. B64U 80/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/31 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 80/00 (2023.01) [B64U 2101/31 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for supporting a ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station in a premises comprising a ceiling grid and a support structure disposed above the ceiling grid, the apparatus comprising:
an unmanned aerial vehicle docking station mounting bracket comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the top surface of the bracket comprising a first plurality of fastening elements configured to be affixed to an exposed surface of a ceiling element in the ceiling grid, the bottom surface of the bracket being configured to be affixed to the ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station; and
a panel comprising a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, the bottom surface of the panel being configured to be affixed to a concealed surface of the ceiling element by the first plurality of fastening elements, the top surface of the panel comprising at least one anchoring element physically coupling the panel to the support structure.