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Patent No.:

US 11577847 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023

Filed:

Feb. 11, 2021

Aerial drone

Applicant:

Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;

Inventors:

David Edgar, Leicestershire, GB;

Henri Winand, Leicestershire, GB;

Assignee:

Intelligent Energy Limited, Loughborough, GB;

Attorneys:

Baker Hostetler LLP

Mark Krietzman

Primary Examiner:

Timothy D Collins

Assistant Examiner:

Terri L Filosi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64D 41/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); H01M 8/1007 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 (2013.01); B64C 2201/104 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/165 (2013.01); B64D 2041/005 (2013.01); B64D 2211/00 (2013.01); H01M 8/1007 (2016.02); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02T 50/50 (2013.01); Y02T 50/60 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure relates to an unmanned aerial vehicle, wherein a fuel cell system component provides a structural component of the vehicle. In some instances propulsion modules affixed to wings are oriented so as to provide airflow to plates of a fuel cell via air inlets for each fuel cell provided at the forward surface of each wing, a fuel cell system component forming a portion of the body and wherein the air inlets are unblocked during flight, each propulsion module is configured to provide air as an oxidant to a fuel cell via the air inlets.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Edgar, David. (2023). Aerial drone (U.S. Patent No. 11577847). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11577847

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