Abstract: A toy vehicle includes a chassis, wheels connected to an exterior of the chassis and configured to move on a surface, at least two propellers connected to an interior of the chassis independently from the plurality of wheels, the at least two propellers being configured to counterrotate relative to each other thereby generating airflow outwardly from the chassis in a first direction that is normal to a rotational plane of the at least two propellers whereby the chassis is urged in a second direction opposite the first direction against the surface, at least one first drive motor operatively connected to the plurality of wheels for driving the plurality of wheels, and at least one second drive motor operatively connected to the at least two propellers for driving the at least two propellers.
Abstract: A system and method for operating an indoor/outdoor drone in a training mode that limits the maximum altitude during flight, restricts the ability to perform rapid maneuvers, and also may disable the ability to conduct aerial stunts. The system includes a flight controller that may select between the training mode, a normal mode, and a stunt mode. In the training mode, the flight controller restricts an increase in altitude of the drone beyond an altitude threshold, and also restricts an increase in one or more movement parameters of the drone beyond respective movement parameter thresholds. The selection of the training mode may disable the ability for the user to select the stunt mode.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 12, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 25, 2021
Assignee:
MerchSource, LLC
Inventors:
Kirk McLean, Lisa Nguyen, Michael Gerstner
Abstract: A pillow comprising two sections of generally equal size made of pillow material, each section with a different firmness, where one section forms an upper half of the pillow and the other section forms the lower half of the pillow. Each section has a domed top and a bottom, where the bottoms of each section are joined together. The pillow may include holes extending through or at least partially through the pillow. The two joined sections may further be covered by the covering having a top layer and bottom layer joined together by a gusset.