US 12,301,342 B2
Detachable drone hijacker and/or jammer method, apparatus and system
Christian Michael Thiessen, Monterey, CA (US); and Britta Hale, Monterey, CA (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,555.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/314,371, filed on Feb. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0380511 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H04K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04K 3/825 (2013.01) [H04K 2203/22 (2013.01); H04K 2203/32 (2013.01); H04K 2203/34 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable detachable drone hijacker operatively associated with a friendly unmanned vehicle, the detachable drone hijacker comprising:
a mount to attach and detach the detachable drone hijacker to a friendly unmanned vehicle, the mount adapted to attach and detach to a mount operatively associated with the unmanned vehicle;
a receiving antenna to receive an instruction set for attacking a target drone and a signal of interest associated with the target drone;
a transmitting antenna to transmit attack signals at the target drone;
a software defined radio to generate the attack signals that are compatible with the target drone; and
a processor to control the software defined radio and the transmitting antenna to attack the target drone according to the instruction set, wherein the detachable drone hijacker is a discrete device mounted on a surface of the friendly unmanned vehicle and the detachable drone hijacker is completely operationally independent from the operation of the friendly unmanned vehicle and any associated electronics to operate the unmanned vehicle.