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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.:

US 12172778 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2024

Filed:

Jan. 21, 2022

Base stations including integrated systems for servicing uavs

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Christopher Brian Grasberger, Burlingame, CA (US);

Kevin Patrick Smith O'leary, San Francisco, CA (US);

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

Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US);

Brett Nicholas Randolph, San Carlos, CA (US);

Phoebe Josephine Altenhofen, San Francisco, CA (US);

Zachary Albert West, Mountain View, CA (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Medhat Badawi

Assistant Examiner:

Vicente Rodriguez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 80/10 (2023.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/617 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01); H01M 10/6572 (2014.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/95 (2023.01); B60H 1/00257 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00478 (2013.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/617 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/63 (2015.04); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 10/6566 (2015.04); H01M 10/6572 (2015.04); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A base station is disclosed for use with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The base station includes: an enclosure; a cradle that is configured to charge a power source of the UAV during docking with the base station; and a temperature control system that is connected to the cradle and which is configured to vary temperature of the power source of the UAV. The temperature control system includes: a thermoelectric conditioner (TEC); a first air circuit that is thermally connected to the TEC and which is configured to regulate temperature of the TEC; and a second air circuit that is thermally connected to the TEC such that the TEC is located between the first air circuit and the second air circuit. The second air circuit is configured to direct air across the cradle to thereby heat or cool the power source of the UAV when docked with the base station.

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