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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Benjamin Otto Berry, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/24 (2019.01); B60L 53/36 (2019.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/52 (2019.01); B64F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/24 (2019.02); B60L 53/36 (2019.02); B60L 53/52 (2019.02); B64C 29/0091 (2013.01); B64F 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle is positioned to be in a charging position on the ground, wherein the eVTOL vehicle is capable of performing vertical take-offs and landings. The battery is charged while in the charging position on the ground using a wind turbine that includes the rotor.