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Aerial material distribution method and apparatus

  • US 9,428,272 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2014
  • Issued: 08/30/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remotely-piloted aircraft for distributing a payload to a target area, comprising:

  • an enclosure, mounted externally to the remotely-piloted aircraft, comprising;

    a top lid covering the top of the enclosure;

    an internal compartment to store the payload;

    a bottom surface covering the bottom of the enclosure; and

    a distribution apparatus to allow the payload to pass through the bottom surface;

    a circuit to control the distribution apparatus;

    a wireless receiver, coupled to the circuit, to receive commands to activate and inactivate the distribution apparatus; and

    one or more power sources coupled to the distribution apparatus and the wireless receiver, wherein the one or more power sources provide electrical power to the distribution apparatus and the wireless receiver;

    wherein an uploaded program in the circuit lands the remotely piloted aircraft at a designated location in response to the internal compartment becoming empty, wherein when the wireless receiver receives a command to activate the distribution apparatus, the distribution apparatus distributes the payload from the enclosure, wherein the payload comprises at least one of one of pollen, a mixture comprising pollen, pesticides, fungicides, fertilizers, seeds, beneficial insects, insect eggs, and larvae.

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