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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2024
Filed:
May. 18, 2023
Applicant:
Performance Drone Works Llc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Inventors:
Dylan Thomas Hamm, Boise, ID (US);
Adam Daigler Wetzel, Huntsville, AL (US);
Florent Arnoux, Huntsville, AL (US);
Taylor Reed Schoonover, Cologne, MN (US);
Matthew A. Hernandez, Madison, AL (US);
Assignee:
Performance Drone Works LLC, Huntsville, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); B64U 2201/20 (2023.01);
Abstract
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) drop-plate includes a frame that extends along a plane. The frame includes a plurality of frame members separated by a plurality of openings that extend through the frame. Lugs are attached to the frame and are configured to extend along a direction perpendicular to the plane of the frame. Each lug is configured to engage with a corresponding engagement feature of a UAV Mechanical Release Device (MRD).