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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Makani Technologies Llc, Alameda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Abhimanyu Belani, Mountain View, CA (US);
Elias Patten, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Makani Technologies LLC, Alameda, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 57/26 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B66D 1/38 (2006.01); B66D 1/36 (2006.01); B65H 54/28 (2006.01); B65H 75/26 (2006.01); F03D 5/00 (2006.01); B65H 75/44 (2006.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 57/26 (2013.01); B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B65H 54/28 (2013.01); B65H 75/265 (2013.01); B65H 75/4402 (2013.01); B65H 75/4407 (2013.01); B65H 75/4415 (2013.01); B66D 1/36 (2013.01); B66D 1/38 (2013.01); F03D 5/00 (2013.01); F03D 9/25 (2016.05); B65H 2701/34 (2013.01); F03D 13/20 (2016.05); F05B 2240/921 (2013.01); F05B 2240/923 (2013.01); Y02E 10/70 (2013.01); Y02E 10/725 (2013.01); Y02P 70/30 (2015.11);
Abstract
A system for carrying a tether guide, including a counter-balanced support system with two pivot points, where a first pivot allows the tether guide to travel up and down and the second pivot allows the tether guide to match the tether angle. Both pivots may be passive pivots. A shuttle that carries the tether guide may be electronically cammed to follow variable pitch helical grooves of a winch drum as the tether guide traverses across the drum length.