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Patent No.:

US 10252795 B1

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Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019

Filed:

Apr. 08, 2016

Foldable aircraft with protective cage for transportation and transportability

Applicant:

Ecole Polytechnique Federale DE Lausanne (Epfl), Lausanne, CH;

Inventors:

Przemyslaw Mariusz Kornatowski, Ecublens VD, CH;

Stefano Mintchev, Lausanne, CH;

Dario Floreano, St-Prex, CH;

Assignee:

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, CH;

Attorneys:

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Brian Michaelis

Primary Examiner:

Richard R Green

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2006.01); B64C 27/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/006 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract

An aerial vehicle, configured to transport cargo, and including a propulsion system and a foldable cage is described. The foldable cage is substantially linear while in a folded configuration, and substantially circular while in a deployed configuration. Moreover, the foldable cage includes a rods that form isosceles triangles. The rods are coupled together by flexible joints.

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