US 12,230,117 B2
Autonomous home security devices
Jordan Anthony Metzner, Los Angeles, CA (US); Michael Edward James Paterson, Lafayette, CA (US); Benjamin Wild, Seattle, WA (US); and James Wyatt Siminoff, Pacific Palisades, CA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/175,366.
Application 18/175,366 is a continuation of application No. 17/579,492, filed on Jan. 19, 2022, granted, now 11,591,085.
Application 17/579,492 is a continuation of application No. 17/029,688, filed on Sep. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,260,970, issued on Mar. 1, 2022.
Application 17/029,688 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/584,721, filed on Sep. 26, 2019, granted, now 10,796,562, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0322379 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 39/00 (2023.01); B64U 10/10 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/294 (2023.01); G08B 21/12 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/20 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01)
CPC G08B 21/12 (2013.01) [B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/294 (2023.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerial vehicle comprising:
a frame having a first height and a first rounded square cross-section, wherein the frame comprises four sides having the first height that are joined at four rounded corners to define a cross-section having a shape of a rounded square;
a housing coupled to the frame, wherein at least a first portion of the housing extends below the frame, wherein the first portion of the housing extending below the frame comprises four sides that define a cross-section having a shape of a rectangle, and wherein each of the four sides of the first portion of the housing is parallel to one of the four sides of the frame;
a plurality of struts, wherein each of the struts has a proximal end joined to an external surface of a portion of the housing within the frame;
a plurality of propulsion motors, wherein each of the propulsion motors is a direct current motor coupled to a distal end of one of the plurality of struts, and wherein each of the propulsion motors is configured to rotate a propeller within a space between an upper edge of the frame and a lower edge of the frame at one or more rotational speeds;
a first sensor associated with the frame;
a second sensor associated with the first portion of the housing;
at least one charging contact associated with the housing;
at least one memory component provided within the housing;
at least one transceiver provided within the housing; and
at least one computer processor provided within the housing,
wherein the at least one computer processor is in communication with each of the plurality of propulsion motors, the first sensor, the second sensor, the at least one memory component and the at least one transceiver.