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Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system

  • US 9,290,269 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 03/22/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A spooling apparatus comprising:

  • a filament feeding mechanism for deploying and retracting filament from the spooling apparatus to an aerial vehicle;

    a power source for providing power to the aerial vehicle over the filament;

    a spool onto which a first portion of the filament is wound, the spool including a plurality of perforations;

    a cooling apparatus for cooling the first portion of filament by forcing cooled air to flow through perforations in the spool and over the first portion of filament; and

    a controller for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed and retract the filament.

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