公开(公告)号：US11018755B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16541960

申请日：2019-08-15

申请人： Bell Textron Inc.

发明人： Mark David Stoufflet

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H01Q1/28 ,  H04W84/06

摘要： One embodiment is an apparatus comprising an aircraft and an aerial network communications system associated with the aircraft. The network communications system may comprise an antenna physically connected to an outside surface of the aircraft; and a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna. The aerial network communications system receives signals from and transmits signals to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) via a communications network comprising a control station and a plurality of airborne network nodes.

公开(公告)号：US20210237606A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-05

申请号：US16780670

申请日：2020-02-03

申请人： Bell Textron Inc.

发明人： Michael Kevin McNair ,  Mark David Stoufflet

IPC分类号： B60L53/62 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/12 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R13/62

摘要： One embodiment includes an electrical tanker aircraft for in-flight recharging a worker aircraft, comprising: a charge source; an umbilical to engage an in-flight charge recipient aircraft; and control logic to determine that the umbilical has engaged the charge recipient aircraft, and to transfer charge until a termination condition is met.

公开(公告)号：US11628737B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-18

申请号：US16780670

申请日：2020-02-03

申请人： Bell Textron Inc.

发明人： Michael Kevin McNair ,  Mark David Stoufflet

IPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/14 ,  B60L53/62 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B60L53/36 ,  B60L53/66 ,  B60L53/50 ,  B60L58/12 ,  B60L53/14 ,  H01R13/642 ,  H01R13/62 ,  B60L53/12

摘要： One embodiment includes an electrical tanker aircraft for in-flight recharging a worker aircraft, comprising: a charge source; an umbilical to engage an in-flight charge recipient aircraft; and control logic to determine that the umbilical has engaged the charge recipient aircraft, and to transfer charge until a termination condition is met.

公开(公告)号：US20210050911A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-18

申请号：US16541960

申请日：2019-08-15

申请人： Bell Textron Inc.

发明人： Mark David Stoufflet

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  B64C39/02 ,  H01Q1/28

摘要： One embodiment is an apparatus comprising an aircraft and an aerial network communications system associated with the aircraft. The network communications system may comprise an antenna physically connected to an outside surface of the aircraft; and a transceiver electrically connected to the antenna. The aerial network communications system receives signals from and transmits signals to an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) via a communications network comprising a control station and a plurality of airborne network nodes.