Granted Patent B1

US 12,434,682 · App. 17/961,322 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Inventor: Owen Richard Wiseman (Cape Coral, FL)

B60V1/11B60V1/043B60V3/00

Abstract

Claims (9)

1. A hover drone system, comprising:

a hull extending from a front end to a rear end and from a first side to a second side, the hull is rigid and gradually tapers inwardly in width from the rear end to the front end, the rear end forming an opening;

a multi-copter flight controller configured to provide precise altitude of the hover drone system;

a plurality of ducted fans integrated into the hull, wherein the plurality of ducted fans provides lift and propulsion for the hover drone system, the plurality of ducted fans operated by a power source and one or more gyros;

a first sidewall extending from the first side of the hull;

a second sidewall extending from the second side of the hull; and

a flexible skirt extending from the front end of the hull and from the first sidewall to the second sidewall;

wherein the first sidewall and the second sidewall are oriented at an angle relative to each other; and

wherein the plurality of ducted fans creates a downwash of air that in turn is partially directed to the opening via the tapering of the hull.

Continuity (1)

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