The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Etak Systems, Llc, Huntersville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);
Charlie Terry, Charlotte, NC (US);
Joshua Godwin, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
ETAK Systems, LLC, Huntersville, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0026 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0043 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); G08G 5/0082 (2013.01); G08G 5/0095 (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/126 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01); B64C 2201/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods using a lift tube with an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) air traffic control system include staging one or more UAVs and associated cargo for takeoff; moving the staged one or more UAVs to a lift tube; and controlling the lift tube by the UAV air traffic control system to provide the one or more UAVs for takeoff, wherein the lift tube is a vertical structure disposed in a facility to raise the one or more UAVs from an interior position in the facility for takeoff outside of the facility.