Inventor listed as Jesse Deniro Collings · Granted March 18, 2025
Docked: the relay drone rides in a cavity in the main drone.
The main drone flies out. Near the edge of the pilot’s range, the link weakens.
Mid-air, the relay drone detaches. The two fly in coordination, passing the control and video signals through the relay.
When the relay is no longer needed, the two re-engage.
In plain words
A main drone with a camera carries a smaller relay drone in a cavity in its body. The pilot flies with a remote control and sees the main drone’s camera view in a headset. When the main drone leaves the range of the remote and headset, the relay drone deploys mid-air, and the two fly in coordination so the control and video signals pass through the relay. When the relay is no longer needed, the two can re-engage.