IP Library Granted Patent US 11,247,089
Granted Patent B2
US 11,247,089 · App. 16/547,977 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Chemical and biological warfare agent decontamination drone

Inventors: Alberto Daniel Lacaze (Potomac, MD); Karl Nicholas Murphy (Rockville, MD); Radha Narayanan (Germantown, MD)
Assignee: Robotic Research OpCo, LLC
A62D3/30B64C39/024B64D1/18A62D2101/02B64C2201/027B64C2201/12B64C2201/14
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Patent No.
US 11,247,089
App. No.
16/547,977
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drone that can pour a variety of chemical agents such as oxidizers, silica gelling agents, enzymes, and neutralizers onto areas contaminated with chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction. The use of a drone to destroy the chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction is highly beneficial since it allows the exposed toxic areas to be remotely decontaminated without the presence of humans.

Claims (9)

1. A chemical or biological warfare agent decontamination system, comprising:

a drone that is transformable between an un-manned ground travel mode in which the drone drives along the ground and an un-manned flight travel mode in which the drone flies above the ground, the drone comprising:

a detector;

a control system in communication with the detector, the control system being operable to receive readings from the detector and to guide the drone to a hot spot indicated by the readings; and

a solution as part of a payload, the solution comprising (i) a sealer and (ii) at least one of an emulsifier and a flocculating agent, and wherein the drone is operable to deploy the payload at the hot spot.

2. The chemical or biological warfare agent decontamination system of claim 1 , wherein the drone is operable to deploy the payload onto a human, thereby decontaminating the human that was poisoned using a non-toxic and environmentally friendly decontamination agent.

3. The chemical or biological warfare agent decontamination system of claim 1 , wherein the drone is operable to deploy the payload onto another drone, thereby utilizing the solution to clean another drone that has been contaminated.

4. The chemical or biological warfare agent decontamination system of claim 1 , wherein the drone comprises at least two drones, and wherein a first payload of a first drone comprises a first solution and wherein a second payload of a second drone comprises a second solution.

5. The chemical or biological warfare agent decontamination system of claim 1 , wherein the control system of the drone is operable to use wind direction and speed to direct and spread the payload.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2025
From: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
To: CRESCENT COVE OPPORTUNITY LENDING, LLC
Reel/Frame 071945/0001 →
TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL 066382, FRAME 0141 Recorded Jul 16, 2024
From: CRESCENT COVE OPPORTUNITY LENDING, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 068389/0707 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
To: CRESCENT COVE OPPORTUNITY LENDING, LLC
Reel/Frame 066382/0141 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 3, 2022
From: ROBOTIC RESEARCH, LLC
To: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
Reel/Frame 058602/0806 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2021
From: LACAZE, ALBERTO DANIEL; MURPHY, KARL NICHOLAS
To: ROBOTIC RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 057481/0459 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2021
From: NARAYANAN, RADHA
To: ROBOTIC RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 056717/0706 →
Continuity (1)
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