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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022

Filed:

Dec. 27, 2019
Applicant:

Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Kevin Jenkins, Mountain View, CA (US);

André Prager, Mountain View, CA (US);

Brandon Jones, Mountain View, CA (US);

John FitzSimons, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

WING AVIATION LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 27/68 (2006.01); H01R 4/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 27/68 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64D 2221/00 (2013.01); H01R 4/56 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is provided that includes causing an operational member of a system to move. The method includes driving a power or control signal through a conductive coupling member. The conductive coupling member is connected between a first terminal and a second terminal in a power circuit, and the coupling member secures the operational member to a structural member of the system. The method includes detecting an electrical disconnect between the first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes determining a mechanical break associated with the coupling member based on the electrical disconnect between the first terminal and the second terminal. The method includes causing the operational member of the system to stop moving based on determining the mechanical break associated with the coupling member.


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