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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:
Jul. 04, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yanghe Liu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shailesh N. Joshi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/60 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 25/32 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/60 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/007 (2013.01); B64C 2025/008 (2013.01); B64C 2025/325 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01);
Abstract
An aerial vehicle includes a body and a wireless charging receiver pad connected to the body, whereby the aerial vehicle is configured to be wirelessly charged when parked above a wireless charging transmitter pad. The aerial vehicle includes landing gear connected to the body and extending underneath the body. The landing gear is configured for actuation to control the location of the receiver pad with respect to the transmitter pad.