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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin T. Brown, Bingen, WA (US);
Alice Fockele, Bingen, WA (US);
Kelly A. Comstock, Bingen, WA (US);
John Wong, Klickitat, WA (US);
Jacob Allen, Bingen, WA (US);
Daniel L. Shaw, White Salmon, WA (US);
Jesse D. Kiewit, Bingen, WA (US);
Assignee:
INSITU, INC., Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 31/06 (2020.01); B63G 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/06 (2013.01); B63G 11/00 (2013.01); B64C 31/06 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by kites are disclosed. An example apparatus to deploy a UAV includes a tether line to support the UAV, a tensioner operatively coupled to the tether line, and a kite operatively coupled to the tether line to support the tether line for deployment of the UAV.