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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cameron Robertson, San Mateo, CA (US);
Joseph Roop, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Todd Reichert, Mountain View, CA (US);
Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/72 (2006.01); B64D 17/62 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 17/80 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 17/725 (2013.01); B64D 17/62 (2013.01); B64D 17/80 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Techniques to deploy a parachute are disclosed. In various embodiments, a first projectile is configured to be propelled in a first direction, causing the parachute to be deployed. A second projectile configured to be propelled in a second direction is coupled to a line tethered to the parachute in such a way that a force in a direction opposite the first direction is applied to the line of the parachute when the second projectile is propelled in the second direction.