US 12,227,274 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle search and rescue system
Thomas Lawrence Moses, Greenville, SC (US); and Merrill Stuart Ross, New Lebanon, NY (US)
Filed by Thomas Lawrence Moses, Greenville, SC (US); and Merrill Stuart Ross, New Lebanon, NY (US)
Filed on Jan. 2, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/149,122.
Application 17/391,293 is a division of application No. 16/380,446, filed on Apr. 10, 2019, granted, now 11,136,096, issued on Oct. 5, 2021.
Application 18/149,122 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/391,293, filed on Aug. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,891,158.
Application 16/380,446 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/045,137, filed on Jul. 25, 2018, granted, now 10,668,997, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150625 A1, May 18, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B63C 9/01 (2006.01); B64C 25/54 (2006.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 47/06 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); G01S 19/45 (2010.01); G08B 21/08 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2020.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01)
CPC B63C 9/01 (2013.01) [B64C 25/54 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/06 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01S 19/45 (2013.01); G08B 21/088 (2013.01); B63B 2035/005 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lifesaving unmanned aerial vehicle system comprising:
a main body member that is buoyant, said main body member including a support surface, so that a swimmer in distress may climb aboard said main body member, and wherein said swimmer is supported by said support surface;
a frame member extending upwardly from said main body member, said frame member further including a series of arms extending outwardly so that a motor and propeller are disposed at a distal end of each arm; and
an EPIRB radio beacon attached to said unmanned aerial vehicle for transmitting a distress signal along with location coordinates of said unmanned aerial vehicle;
said frame member carrying a transmitter and receiver, a battery, and an onboard computing device.