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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 12451550 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2022

Payload container with power supply for unmanned systems

Applicant:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Julio Gil, Veldhoven, NL;

Jeff Luckett, Louisville, KY (US);

Julian Bell, Decatur, GA (US);

Jared Nauert, Louisville, KY (US);

Assignee:

United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:

Shook, Hardy & Bacon Bacon LLP/UPS

Primary Examiner:

Timothy J Thompson

Assistant Examiner:

John B Freal

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B64C 25/34 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/39 (2023.01); B64U 60/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); B65G 51/26 (2006.01); F15B 15/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B64C 25/34 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/39 (2023.01); B64U 60/00 (2023.01); B65G 51/26 (2013.01); F15B 15/20 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A case for carrying loads by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) comprises a first end comprising a first cap and a first opening and a second end comprising a second cap and a second opening, the second opening being smaller than the first opening. The case also comprises a rechargeable battery pack that, when the case is secured to the UAV, is configured to provide a power source for the UAV and the first cap and the second cap each comprising at least one metal connector for providing power to the UAV.

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