The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Aerovironment, Inc., Simi Valley, CA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher Eugene Fisher, Leo, IN (US);
Jason Sidharthadev Mukherjee, Simi Valley, CA (US);
William Arden Lott, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aero Vironment, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/005 (2013.01); B64C 29/02 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B64U 2201/10 (2023.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) storage and launch system includes a UAV pod having an open position and a closed position, the closed position establishing an interior that is weather resistant to an environment external to the UAV pod and a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) UAV enclosed in the UAV pod so that the UAV pod in the closed position provides a weather resistant interior for the VTOL UAV.