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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.:

US 11673650 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2020

Adaptive thrust vector unmanned aerial vehicle

Applicant:

Teledyne Flir Detection, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);

Inventors:

Helen Greiner, Wayland, MA (US);

Felipe Bohorquez, Cambridge, MA (US);

Alexey Zaparovanny, Westford, MA (US);

Kenneth D. Sebesta, Winchester, KY (US);

Assignee:

Teledyne FLIR Detection, Inc., Stillwater, OK (US);

Attorney:

Haynes and Boone, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Behrang Badii

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 15/02 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2023.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B60K 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 15/00 (2006.01); B64C 1/30 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2023.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 15/02 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); G05D 1/102 (2013.01); B60K 1/00 (2013.01); B64C 1/30 (2013.01); B64C 15/00 (2013.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 29/0025 (2013.01); B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01); B64U 2201/104 (2023.01);
Abstract

A method for unmanned delivery of an item to a desired delivery location includes receiving, at an unmanned vehicle, first data representative of an approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, receiving, at the unmanned vehicle, second data representative of a fiducial expected to be detectable at the desired delivery location, using the first data to operate the unmanned vehicle to travel to the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, upon arriving at the approximate geographic location of the desired delivery location, using the second data to operate the unmanned vehicle to detect the fiducial; and upon detecting the fiducial, using the fiducial to operate the unmanned vehicle to deliver the item.

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