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Granted Patent B2
US 12,223,859 · App. 18/342,711 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Suspended system with orientation control

Inventor: Andrew Wise (Glendale, AZ)
Assignee: Drone Aerial Services, LLC
G09F21/12F04D19/002F04D27/00G05D1/0094G09F13/30G09F15/0012G09F19/12B64U2101/00B64U2101/24
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Patent No.
US 12,223,859
App. No.
18/342,711
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a suspended system with orientation control including a planar frame, a plurality of sensors coupled to the frame and configured to track an orientation of the frame in real time and at least two thrusters coupled to the frame and configured to adjust the orientation of the frame. Each of the at least two thrusters may have an axis oriented in a direction perpendicular to the frame and two propellers axially aligned with the axis and configured to rotate in a same direction while creating thrust in opposite directions. A holographic fan configured to display a graphic may be coupled to the frame. The planar frame may be suspended from an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Claims (37)

1. A suspended system with orientation control, comprising:

a planar frame;

a plurality of sensors coupled to the frame and configured to track an orientation of the frame in real time;

at least two thrusters coupled to the frame and configured to adjust the orientation of the frame, wherein each of the at least two thrusters has an axis oriented in a direction perpendicular to the frame and two propellers axially aligned with the axis and configured to rotate in a same direction while creating thrust in opposite directions; and

a holographic fan coupled to the frame and configured to display a graphic.

2. The suspended system of claim 1 , wherein the frame has a plurality of members and each member of the plurality of members extends within a single plane.

3. The suspended system of claim 1 further comprising a microcontroller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least two thrusters, wherein the microcontroller is configured to:

receive a selected orientation of the frame from a user;

receive the orientation of the frame from the plurality of sensors; and

control at least two thrusters to adjust the orientation of the frame into the selected orientation.

4. The suspended system of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises four corners, and wherein a thruster of the at least two thrusters is positioned adjacent each corner of the four corners.

5. The suspended system of claim 1 further comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the frame is configured to be suspended from the unmanned aerial vehicle.

6. The suspended system of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two thrusters is a bidirectional thruster and is configured to selectably create thrust in two opposite directions.

7. A suspended system with orientation control, comprising:

a planar frame;

a holographic fan coupled to the frame and configured to display a graphic;

a plurality of sensors coupled to the frame and configured to track an orientation of the frame; and

at least two thrusters coupled to the frame and configured to adjust the orientation of the frame.

8. The suspended system of claim 7 further comprising a microcontroller operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the at least two thrusters, wherein the microcontroller is configured to:

receive a selected orientation of the frame from a user;

receive the orientation of the frame from the plurality of sensors; and

control the at least two thrusters to adjust the orientation of the frame into the selected orientation.

9. The suspended system of claim 7 , wherein the frame comprises four corners, and wherein a thruster of the at least two thrusters is positioned adjacent each corner of the four corners.

10. The suspended system of claim 7 further comprising an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein the frame is configured to be suspended from the unmanned aerial vehicle.

11. The suspended system of claim 7 wherein each of the at least two thrusters has an axis oriented in a direction perpendicular to the frame.

12. The suspended system of claim 7 , wherein each of the at least two thrusters is a bidirectional thruster and is configured to selectably create thrust in two opposite directions.

13. The suspended system of claim 7 , wherein each of the at least two thrusters comprises two propellers axially aligned and configured to rotate in a same direction while creating thrust in opposite directions.

14. The suspended system of claim 7 , wherein the frame has a plurality of members and each member of the plurality of members extends within a single plane.

15. A suspended system with orientation control, comprising:

an unmanned aerial vehicle;

a planar frame suspended from the unmanned aerial vehicle;

a plurality of sensors coupled to the frame and configured to track an orientation of the frame; and

at least two thrusters coupled to the frame and configured to adjust the orientation of the frame.

16. The suspended system of claim 15 further comprising a holographic fan coupled to the frame and configured to display a graphic.

17. The suspended system of claim 15 , wherein each of the at least two thrusters is a bidirectional thruster and is configured to selectably create thrust in two opposite directions.

18. The suspended system of claim 15 , wherein the frame comprises four corners and wherein a thruster of the at least two thrusters is positioned adjacent each corner of the four corners.

19. The suspended system of claim 15 , wherein the frame has a plurality of members and each member of the plurality of members extends within a single plane.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2023
From: WISE, ANDREW
To: DRONE AERIAL SERVICES, LLC
Reel/Frame 065027/0820 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17673498 · Feb 16, 2022
Provisional Application 63238690 · Aug 30, 2021
Related Publication 20230343253A1 · Oct 26, 2023
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