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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 12275318 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023

Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs)

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US);

Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Mountain View, CA (US);

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

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Christopher P Ellis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/10 (2018.12); B60L 53/30 (2018.12); B60L 53/302 (2018.12); B64F 1/22 (2005.12); B64F 1/36 (2016.12); B64U 70/00 (2022.12); B64U 70/92 (2022.12); B64U 80/25 (2022.12); B64U 80/70 (2022.12); H01Q 1/22 (2005.12); H05K 7/20 (2005.12); B60L 53/16 (2018.12); B64C 39/02 (2022.12); B64D 43/00 (2005.12); B64D 47/00 (2005.12); H05B 1/02 (2005.12); H05K 1/02 (2005.12); H10N 10/13 (2022.12); H10N 10/17 (2022.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B64F 1/22 (2012.12); B64F 1/362 (2012.12); B64U 70/92 (2022.12); B64U 80/25 (2022.12); B64U 80/70 (2022.12); H01Q 1/22 (2012.12); H05K 7/20145 (2012.12); H05K 7/20154 (2012.12); H05K 7/20209 (2012.12); H05K 7/20436 (2012.12); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 2200/10 (2012.12); B64C 39/024 (2012.12); B64D 43/00 (2012.12); B64D 47/00 (2012.12); B64U 70/00 (2022.12); H01Q 1/2291 (2012.12); H05B 1/0227 (2012.12); H05K 1/0215 (2012.12); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01);
Abstract

A base station is disclosed for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). 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; and a cradle that is connected to the slide mechanism and which defines a chamber that is configured to receive 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. The cradle includes: an upper shell; a lower shell that is connected to the upper shell; and at least one thermal insulator that is located between the upper shell and the lower shell.

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