US 12,298,378 B2
Counter unmanned aerial system with navigation data to Intercept and/or disable an unmanned aerial vehicle threat
Dwaine A. Parker, Naples, FL (US); Damon E. Stern, Riverview, FL (US); and Lawrence S. Pierce, Huntsville, AL (US)
Assigned to XiDrone Systems, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed by XiDrone Systems, Inc., Naples, FL (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/484,521.
Application 17/484,521 is a continuation of application No. 17/001,254, filed on Aug. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,156,707.
Application 17/001,254 is a continuation of application No. 16/362,285, filed on Mar. 22, 2019, granted, now 10,795,010, issued on Oct. 6, 2020.
Application 16/362,285 is a continuation of application No. 15/967,291, filed on Apr. 30, 2018, granted, now 10,281,570, issued on May 7, 2019.
Application 15/967,291 is a continuation of application No. 15/598,112, filed on May 17, 2017, granted, now 9,977,117, issued on May 22, 2018.
Application 15/598,112 is a continuation of application No. 14/821,907, filed on Aug. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,689,976, issued on Jun. 27, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/094,154, filed on Dec. 19, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0011422 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 13/06 (2006.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); F41H 11/02 (2006.01); F41H 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 3/782 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/38 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 13/42 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/88 (2006.01); G01S 13/933 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/59 (2025.01)
CPC G01S 13/06 (2013.01) [F41H 11/02 (2013.01); F41H 13/0075 (2013.01); G01S 3/782 (2013.01); G01S 7/021 (2013.01); G01S 7/38 (2013.01); G01S 7/414 (2013.01); G01S 13/42 (2013.01); G01S 13/86 (2013.01); G01S 13/88 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/55 (2025.01); G08G 5/59 (2025.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); G01S 13/883 (2013.01); G01S 13/933 (2020.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
plural ground-based sensors configured to determine location and at least one characteristic of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) in flight, the ground-based sensors comprising (a) at least a radar and (b) an image sensor comprising at least one electro optical sensor and/or at least one infrared sensor; and
at least one ground-based computer processor connected to the ground-based sensors and programmed to perform operations comprising:
in response to data from the plural ground-based sensors, determining whether the UAS in flight is a threat that is in a vicinity of a property, place, event or person or is approaching the vicinity of the property, place, event or person, and
conditioned on determining the UAS in flight is a threat in or approaching the vicinity of a property, place, event or person, countering the UAS in flight by dispatching a counterdrone unmanned aerial system (UAS) having electronics, a motor and a navigation system, with autonomous navigation data supplied by the system, to counter the UAS in flight,
wherein the counterdrone UAS weighs less than 55 pounds.