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Patent No.:

US 12017553 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2022

Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs)

Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Mountain View, CA (US);

Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Christopher Brian Grasberger, Burlingame, CA (US);

Roderick Donald Bacon, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:

Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Medhat Badawi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B60L 53/10 (2019.02); B60L 53/302 (2019.02); B64F 1/007 (2013.01); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H01Q 1/246 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20436 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H05K 1/0215 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); H10N 10/17 (2023.02);
Abstract

A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The base station includes: an enclosure; a slide mechanism that is connected to the enclosure and which is repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; a cradle that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for docking with the UAV such that the UAV is movable into and out of the enclosure during repositioning of the slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position; and a charging hub that is connected to the slide mechanism and which is configured for electrical connection to a power source of the UAV to charge the power source.

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