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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Volans-i, Inc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Manuel Lopez, Richmond, CA (US);
Hannan Parvizian, San Francisco, CA (US);
Peter Staffe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jaipal Singh Khaira, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
volans-i, Inc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A payload apparatus for selectively releasing a payload is disclosed. The payload apparatus may be used to deliver payloads from an aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle. Embodiments of the payload apparatus include a payload container and a matching lid. The payload container may include one or more latches configured to engage the lid, and the lid may include one or more actuators to selectively disengage the one or more latches, thus releasing the payload container.