UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH LIGHTS, AUDIO AND VIDEO

• US 20160214713A1
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Published: 07/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brandon Cragg
• Original Assignee: Brandon Cragg
• Inventors: Cragg, Brandon
• Application Number:
  US14/974,877
• Publication Number:
  US 20160214713A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/02 Arrangements or adaptations of signal or lighting devices
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 47/08 Arrangements of cameras
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/13 Flying platforms
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 10/14 with four distinct rotor axes, e.g. quadcopters
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/00 UAVs specially adapted for particular uses or applications
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2101/30 for imaging, photography or videography
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 30/20 Rotors; Rotor supports
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/10 illuminated

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle (i.e., drone) has a main body having top and bottom halves shaped to resemble beverage bottle caps, and hinged to one another in a clamshell arrangement to surround an interior compartment. The main body is mounted on a landing gear structure having at least two support legs. For propulsion, multiple rotors (e.g., 4 to 6) are each mounted on collapsible booms that are hingedly mounted to the frame structure of the landing gear assembly. The unmanned aerial vehicle is equipped with spotlights, LEDs that change color, laser lights, strobe lights, multiple speakers, a video display screen, a video camera, a video projector, a satellite/GPS antennae, a digital music storage and playing device, a voice recording and playback device connected to the multiple speakers, at least one battery power source and a computer control module (CPU) for wireless communication with a remote control device.

Claims

1. An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

a main body including a top half and a bottom half, said top half being hinged to said bottom half to allow movement of said top half between a closed position in surrounding, enclosing relation to an interior compartment and a raised, open position to allow access to the interior compartment;

a landing gear structure mounted to said main body;

a propulsion system for allowing ascent, descent and air travel of the unmanned aerial vehicle above a ground surface, and said propulsion system including a plurality of rotors each mounted to the end of a boom attached to and extending from the landing gear structure;

at least one LED on said main body;

a satetlite/GPS antenna on said main body;

at least one audio speaker on said main body;

a video camera supported on said main body;

a video projector mounted to said main body; and

a computer control module supported within the interior compartment for controlling operation of at least the propulsion system.