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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Steven McGinnis, Seattle, WA (US);
Adrian Timothy Wallace, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Expandable components for aerial vehicles may include an outer structure formed of carbon fiber, an adhesive bladder disposed within the outer structure, and expanding foam materials inserted into the adhesive bladder. The expandable components may be configured to transform from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration upon application of heat and/or pressure. For example, in the compressed configuration, the outer structure, adhesive bladder, and expanding foam materials may be folded, rolled, or compressed for storage or transport. In the expanded configuration, the expanding foam materials may expand and cure within the adhesive bladder, the adhesive bladder may expand, bond, and cure inside the outer structure, and the outer structure may expand and cure to a desired shape or size.