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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sebastian Thrun, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Damon Vander Lind, Alameda, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kitty Hawk Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 37/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/022 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 50/34 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01);
Abstract
A system includes a higher unmanned multicopter, a lower unmanned multicopter, and a flexible connector. The flexible connector connects the higher unmanned multicopter and the lower unmanned multicopter. The VTM system is configured to carry a payload, including by having the higher unmanned multicopter fly above the lower unmanned multicopter with the flexible connector taut such that both the higher unmanned multicopter and the lower unmanned multicopter contribute to carrying the payload.