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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Steve G. Mackin, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/08 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/08 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/10 (2013.01); B64C 2201/082 (2013.01); B64C 2201/084 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft launching system and method include a first lifting sub-system including a first tether that removably couples to an aircraft, and a second lifting sub-system including a second tether that couples the first lifting sub-system to the second lifting sub-system.