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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew David Grubb, White Salmon, WA (US);
Assignee:
Insitu, Inc, Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/68 (2006.01); B64C 3/38 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 3/38 (2013.01); B64C 25/68 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) tethered wing recovery is disclosed. An example apparatus includes a detachable portion of a wing that is couplable to a fixed portion of the wing, a lock configured to fasten the detachable portion to the fixed portion, where the lock is to disengage the detachable portion from the fixed portion upon contact of the wing with a recovery device, and a tether configured to extend between the detachable and fixed portions.