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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2021
Zipline International Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Tyler P. McNish, Woodside, CA (US);
Stefan C. Aprodu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Keenan A. Wyrobek, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
William Hetzler, San Mateo, CA (US);
Bijal Mehta, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ryan Alam, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Zipline International Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is an elevated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) station. The elevated UAV station includes an elevated platform and a conveyance device configured to raise a payload to the elevated platform. The elevated unmanned UAV station may further include a launch device configured to cause a takeoff of a UAV from the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may further include a recovery device configured to cause a controlled landing of the UAV at the elevated platform. The elevated UAV station may be associated with a payload housing structure to establish a system for payload storage and launch.