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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2024
Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Adem Eminoğlu Rudin, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Elizabeth Chase Marshman, San Francisco, CA (US);
Aaron Bryce Christian, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jesse Hayden Blake, Palo Alto, CA (US);
André Peter Prager, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wing Aviation LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a support extending along a flight direction of the UAV. The support includes an elongate structural member, a cap coupled to a front end of the elongate structural member, and an energy absorber. The support extends along an axis that runs through the support from a front end to a rear end. The cap is coupled to the front end of the elongate structural member. The cap includes a support platform that has a front surface opposite the elongate structural member and that extends outward from the axis. The energy absorber is disposed on the front surface of the support platform and includes a crushable material configured to absorb energy under impact. The UAV also includes a first propeller unit coupled to the support.