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US 20250145289A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2025/0145289 A1 ISELY et al. (43) Pub. Date: May 8, 2025 (54) MUNITIONS PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH BUMP FIRE AND RADIO COMMAND Publication Classification TRIGGERS (51) Int. CL. B64D 1/06 (71) Applicant: Cyberlux Corporation, Research B640 60/50 (2006.01) Triangle Park, NC (US) #42B 12/32/ B64U 101/18 (2023.01) (2023.01) (52) U.S. CL. F 42C 15/42 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Larson ISELY, Carolina Shores, NC (2006.01) (US); Neill WHITELEY, Montgomery, (US); Mark SCHMIDT, Pi

US 2025/0145289 A1 May 8, 2025 explosives can be by the pilot using a radio fire button for [0013] In one or more embodiments, discharge of the the payload container and its placement around the explo- the user to control how much projectile material is added to transmitting a signal to the drone that causes one or more blasting caps in the payload container to ignite, or by [0019] sive material. manually engaging a *bump-fire" mechanism attached to the These and other embodiments will be described example of a "bump-fire" mechanism is a rod that protrudes payload container of the drone or to the drone's frame. One drone's frame. When the drone collides with a target, the outwards beyond the drone's rotors or above or below the BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS payload delivery system. [0020] FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment of a munitio

et, the outwards beyond the drone's rotors or above or below the BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS payload delivery system. [0020] FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment of a munitions bump-rod engages the target first, being extended outwards beyond the rotors and/or frame of the drone, and causes a munitions payload delivery system. [0021] FIG. 2 is a second exemplary embodiment of a to close and activate a blasting cap typically within the switch within the payload container or on the drone's frame [0022] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary control circuit for ofẠạ distance between the drone and the target that allows the payload container. The length of the rod produces a "stand- caps that are a part of a munitions payload delivery system. controlling application of a blasting signal sent to blasting metal material within the payload

m across national boundaries. The delivery system may be further configured to facilitate the armament battlefield. This and other advantages may be obtained by of the system with weapons-grade explosives while in the BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION one or more of the embodiments of the invention described many years. Applications include intelligence, surveillance, [0003] The U.S. military has used drone technology for target acquisition, reconnaissance, and delivery of muni- tions, such as missiles, anti-tank and anti-armor weaponry, SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION to help U.S. troops quickly respond to enemy ambushes and bombs. One example is the Switchblade 300. Designed invention to overcome one or more of the limitations of the [0009] It is an object of at least one embodiment of the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) uses sensors to spot enemy when close air support is too far away, the hand-carried prior art discussed above by providing a multi-rotor, field-selectable payloads, such as High Explosive Dual unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, configured with fighters and explosives to engage them in battle. The Switch- and is designed to take out armored vehicles. blade 600 is the anti-armor variant of the Switchblade 300 tions, and/or any light-weight munitions known in the art. Purpose (HEDP) munitions, Armor Piercing (AP) muni- wing and lack the maneuverability of multi-rotor drones, [0004] But the Switchblade 300 & 600 systems are fixed- The drone can be further configured with a camera and a set of goggles to be used by the soldier to pilot the drone in First It also lacks First-Person Viewpoint (FPV), i.e., an onboard which can stop and hover quietly in the air before attacking. drone's onboard camera. This allows the soldier to pilot the Person Viewpoint (FPV), i.e., from the viewpoint of the camera that allows an operator to pilot the drone remotely drone from a safe distance away from the battlefield and remain a safe distance away while attacking a target seen on and from the point of view of the drone so that the pilot can attack a target that comes into view of the camera's video weapons-grade systems, greatly complicating the ability to the video feed. Switchblade systems are also regulated as particular target in the battlefield, such as a tank, in real time The video feed further allows the pilot to select a tries, due to regulatory laws. import and export the systems to and from different coun- and select a particularly vulnerable point on the target to delivery system. The particular point may be a weak point in discharge the explosives contained in the munitions payload the Javelin, an anti-tank, anti-armor missile that is hand- Another system available to soldiers in the field is the armor of the vehicle, such as a hatch, thus allowing carried and shoulder-fired. Javelins, however, have no capa- smaller and lighter-weight explosives to render a larger and bility to guide the missile to a particular weak point on an eavier armored vehicle inoperable. armor. It is also a single-use weapon that is very expensive armored vehicle and, therefore, typically engages the full figured with a payload container that is readily fillable by In another embodiment, the drone may come pre- to manufacture and is regulated as a weapons-grade system, Semtex or U.S. M112 (C-4), thus separating the munitions soldiers in the field with weapons-grade explosives, such as many weapons systems available to them for quick strike Another problem for soldiers in the field is that until equipped in the battlefield. The payload container may payload delivery system (the drone) from the explosives have too short a range. This places soldiers in a critically take on any shape, including the shap

1 wherein at least a portion of the payload container is made 15. The munitions payload delivery system of claim 14 a standoff distance between the drone and the target that from three-dimensional printed material. inside the payload container to achieve maximum velocity allows fragmented material produced from an explosion wherein the spacing is filled with fragmented material. 16. The munitions payload delivery system of claim 14 before the fragmented material strikes the target. wherein the payload container is configured as a linear- 3. The munitions payload delivery system of claim 1 wherein the fragmented material compr

FIRE AND RADIO COMMAND Publication Classification TRIGGERS (51) Int. CL. B64D 1/06 (71) Applicant: Cyberlux Corporation, Research B640 60/50 (2006.01) Triangle Park, NC (US) #42B 12/32/ B64U 101/18 (2023.01) (2023.01) (52) U.S. CL. F 42C 15/42 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Larson ISELY, Carolina Shores

(72) Inventors: Larson ISELY, Carolina Shores, NC (2006.01) (US); Neill WHITELEY, Montgomery, (US); Mark SCHMIDT, Pittsboro, NC Spring, TX (US); Paul NURKKALA, TX (US); Phillip Richard TUCKER, CPC (2023.01); F42B 12/32 (2013.01); F42C 15/42 B64D 1/06 (2013.01); B64U 60/50 (2013.01); B64U 210

ll WHITELEY, Montgomery, (US); Mark SCHMIDT, Pittsboro, NC Spring, TX (US); Paul NURKKALA, TX (US); Phillip Richard TUCKER, CPC (2023.01); F42B 12/32 (2013.01); F42C 15/42 B64D 1/06 (2013.01); B64U 60/50 (2013.01); B64U 2101/18 (2023.01) GOODMAN, Waccabuc, NY (US); Indianapolis, IN (US); Aaron (57) AB

2) U.S. CL. F 42C 15/42 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Larson ISELY, Carolina Shores, NC (2006.01) (US); Neill WHITELEY, Montgomery, (US); Mark SCHMIDT, Pittsboro, NC Spring, TX (US); Paul NURKKALA, TX (US); Phillip Richard TUCKER, CPC (2023.01); F42B 12/32 (2013.01); F42C 15/42 B64D 1/06 (2013.01)

US 20250145289A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2025/0145289 A1 ISELY et al. (43) Pub. Date: May 8, 2025 (54) MUNITIONS PAYLOAD DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH BUMP FIRE AND RADIO COMMAND Publication Classification TRIGGERS (51) Int. CL. B64D 1/06 (71) Applicant: Cyberlux Corporation, Research B640 60/50 (2006.01) Triangle Park, NC (US) #42B 12/32/ B64U 101/18 (2023.01) (2023.01) (52) U.S. CL. F 42C 15/42 (2006.01) (72) Inventors: Larson ISELY, Carolina Shores, NC (2006.01) (US); Neill WHITELEY, Montgomery, (US); Mark SCHMIDT, Pittsboro, NC Spring, TX (US); Paul NURKK

et, the outwards beyond the drone's rotors or above or below the BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS payload delivery system. [0020] FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment of a munitions bump-rod engages the target first, being extended outwards beyond the rotors and/or frame of the drone, and causes a munitions payload delivery system. [0021] FIG. 2 is a second exemplary embodiment of a to close and activate a blasting cap typically within the switch within the payload container or on the drone's frame [0022] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary control circuit for ofẠạ distance between the drone and the target that allows the payload container. The length of the rod produces a "stand- caps that are a part of a munitions payload delivery system. controlling application of a blasting signal sent to blasting metal material within the payload

US 2025/0145289 A1 May 8, 2025 explosives can be by the pilot using a radio fire button for [0013] In one or more embodiments, discharge of the the payload container and its placement around the explo- the user to control how much projectile material is added to transmitting a signal to the drone that causes one or more blasting caps in the payload container to ignite, or by [0019] sive material. manually engaging a *bump-fire" mechanism attached to the These and other embodiments will be described example of a "bump-fire" mechanism is a rod that protrudes payload container of the drone or to the drone's frame. One drone's frame. When the drone collides with a target, the outwards beyond the drone's rotors or above or below the BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS payload delivery system. [0020] FIG. 1 is an exemplary embodiment of a munitio