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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robertson, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
Segundo Baldovino, Novi, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Raghuraman Surineedi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B60J 7/043 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B60L 53/57 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/364 (2013.01); B60J 7/043 (2013.01); B60L 53/57 (2019.02); B64F 1/222 (2013.01); B60L 2240/36 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure details exemplary moonroof systems for vehicles. An exemplary moonroof system may include a pod assembly that may be received within an opening of a headliner. The pod assembly may be utilized to dock, deploy, and land an unmanned aerial vehicle relative to the moonroof system. The pod assembly may include a charging and cooling system for charging and cooling the unmanned aerial vehicle when it is docked within the pod assembly.