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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Metal Raptor, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);

Inventor:

Lee Priest, Charlotte, NC (US);

Assignee:

Metal Raptor, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/125 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0069 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01);
Abstract

A method for loading one of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a container for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with one or more items is disclosed. The method includes determining a Center of Gravity (COG) of the one or more items. The method also includes loading the one of the UAV and the container for the UAV with the one or more items based on the COG of the one or more items. The method further includes positioning one or more weights relative to the one or more items and relative to the one of the UAV and the container for the UAV such that a combined COG of the one or more items, the one of the UAV and the container for the UAV, and the one or more weights is positioned within a predetermined region relative to the one of the UAV and the container for the UAV.


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