US 12,391,382 B2
Multi-payload drone delivery system and method
Sohail Alam, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Sohail Alam, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/479,879.
Prior Publication US 2025/0108917 A1, Apr. 3, 2025
Int. Cl. B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64U 20/70 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2023.01)
CPC B64D 1/12 (2013.01) [B64U 20/70 (2023.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06K 7/10415 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0832 (2013.01); G06Q 10/0833 (2013.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A delivery system for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a drop container, wherein: the drop container has a selectively openable top; and the drop container includes a package identifier reader configured to scan package identifiers on packages, the drop container being configured to receive and store one or more packages;
an external frame attached to the UAV, said external frame having a top portion;
one or more internal frames, each with a proximal end and a distal end, wherein:
the proximal end is connected to the top portion of the external frame; and
the distal end includes a release mechanism configured to selectively release packages stored within said one or more internal frames.