US 12,252,277 B2
Unmanned aerial vehicle with hollow interior portion in truss
Andrew John Tomko, Glenville, NY (US); and Sean Andrew Tomko, Niskayuna, NY (US)
Assigned to Lifting Drones, LLC, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed by Lifting Drones, LLC, Schenectady, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/459,623.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/377,392, filed on Sep. 28, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101285 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64C 1/08 (2006.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 50/11 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 10/16 (2023.01) [B64C 1/08 (2013.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 50/11 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), comprising: a plurality of combustion engine modules, each combustion engine module including a respective helicopter blade propulsion system; a truss connecting and separating adjacent pairs of the combustion engine modules of the plurality of combustion engine modules, wherein each truss includes a plurality of truss chords, wherein at least one of the truss chords comprises a hollow interior portion therein configured to hold a fuel for at least one of the plurality of combustion engine modules; and a control system configured to allow a user to control the plurality of combustion engine modules and corresponding helicopter blade propulsion systems.