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Patent No.:

US 11794894 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2023

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2019

Landing apparatuses for unmanned aerial vehicles

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Nelson Brock, Palo Alto, CA (US);

James Carthew, Oakland, CA (US);

Richard Wykoff, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Raj Sohmshetty, Canton, MI (US);

Michael Azzouz, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Brandon Hicks

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Philip J Bonzell

Assistant Examiner:

Justin Michael Heston

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/13 (2023.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 80/86 (2023.01);
Abstract

Landing apparatuses for unmanned aerial vehicles are provided herein. An example UAV includes a frame; a propeller rotatably coupled to the frame; and a landing guard armature extending from the frame. A terminal end of the landing guard armature extends beyond a propeller radius of the propeller. The landing guard armature has a surface area that is sized to promote airflow around the landing guard armature.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Brock, Nelson. (2023). Landing apparatuses for unmanned aerial vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 11794894). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11794894

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