Patent ID: 11884175
Assignee: ROBOTIC RESEARCH OPCO, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G  Y | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. A system, comprising:
a tether for transmitting power from a base station;
a single tether drone mounted to the tether, the single tether drone including a first motor, and
a rechargeable drone selectively couplable to the single tether drone, the rechargeable drone including a second motor and a rechargeable battery to provide power to the second motor;
wherein the single tether drone and the rechargeable drone transition between a coupled relation and a released relation;
wherein, in the coupled relation, the single tether drone transmits power from the tether to the rechargeable battery of the rechargeable drone;
wherein, in the coupled relation, the single tether drone supports the rechargeable drone in an airborne condition; and
wherein, in the coupled relation, the rechargeable drone transitions the second motor from an active state to a disengaged state.