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Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:

Elroy Air, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Terik Weekes, San Francisco, CA (US);

Bernard Michini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Sean Belardo, San Francisco, CA (US);

David Merrill, San Francisco, CA (US);

Clint Cope, San Francisco, CA (US);

Colin Owen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Isaiah Jones, San Francisco, CA (US);

Matthew Michini, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

ELROY AIR, INC., South San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/10 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01); B64C 2201/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates, generally, to systems and methods for optimizing the performance of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by optimizing the UAV's drivetrain, extending the UAV's battery life; by monitoring and reporting on payload imbalance or overweight conditions; and by improving the aerodynamics and streamlining of certain drag-producing elements.


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