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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. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
INSITU, INC., Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 17/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/029 (2020.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 17/78 (2013.01); B64F 1/0295 (2020.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01); B64C 2201/185 (2013.01);
Abstract
Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. An example unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system includes a lift device, a parachute, and a capture line. The lift device includes a canister. The parachute is stowed in and deployable from the canister. The capture line is attached to the parachute and to a line control device. The capture line is configured to be engaged by a capture device located at an end of a wing of a UAV.