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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 22, 2016
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Taylor David Grenier, Seattle, WA (US);

Dominic Timothy Shiosaki, Seattle, WA (US);

Ricky Dean Welsh, Seattle, WA (US);

Richard Philip Whitlock, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G01C 21/005 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0008 (2013.01); G08G 5/0034 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

Delivery area guidance may be provided to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) via one or more delivery area guidance vehicles. For example, a UAV may be programmed to fly to a delivery area (e.g., a neighborhood, a block, a large residential or commercial property, and/or another area associated with landing and/or a delivery). Approaching the delivery area, the UAV may deploy one or more delivery area guidance vehicles. A guidance vehicle may be configured to maneuver a distance from the UAV, and to assist in guiding the UAV into the delivery area to the UAV.


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