Page 7 – US 11,646,039 Overview & Advantages 

1. Drone Cargo System
2. Patent Summary
3. Present State Of The Art
4. US 11,646,039 Front Page
5. US 11,646,039 Claims 10, 15
6. US 11,646,039 Claims 11 – 17
7. US 11,646,039 Advantages 
8. US 12,175,986 Front Page
9. US 12,175,986 Claims 1, 6
10. US 12,175,986 Claim 2 – 5
11. US  12,175,986 Advantages
12. US 11,322,160 Also Available
13. US 11,322,160 Claim 5
14. US 11,322,160 Advantages 
15. For More Information
16. AudioCast Main Page
17. More on Example Prototypes

Aperture/Pin System Advantages

Overview

• Aperture
  • Closes on pin affixing payload securely to drone
• Collection and Retrieval Pin
  • Shaft with a head

Advantages and Benefits

• No human intervention needed to physically attach cargo to drone
• Not limited to specific cargo type
• Not limited to single aperture/pin style/type
  • Inexpensive pins can be attached to cardboard boxes
  • Aperture is not limited to being round
• Positive lock and release
  • Support for multiple points of attachments
  • Pins can be placed at each corner of a cargo enclosure
• Automated grasp and release
  • Enables cargo relocation to multiple locations
    • “Automated There-To-Here Returns”
    • “Automated Here-to-There Delivery”
  • Enables enhanced docking of drone to docking stations
• Pin or aperture can be either on the drone or an enclosure
• Rigid, less susceptible to wind than a tether