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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2020
Applicant:
Wing Aviation Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Shannon, Mountain View, CA (US);
Andre Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhefei Li, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kyle Liske, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Wing Aviation LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B66D 1/12 (2006.01); B66D 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B66D 1/12 (2013.01); B66D 1/60 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/141 (2013.01); B64C 2201/146 (2013.01); B66D 2700/0141 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle system is provided including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a fuselage, a tether having a first end secured to a winch system positioned in the UAV and a second end secured to a payload coupling apparatus, a payload coupling apparatus receptacle positioned in the fuselage of the UAV, a payload having a handle, wherein the handle of the payload is positioned within a slot in the payload coupling apparatus. A method of securing a payload to a UAV is also provided.