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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2023
Applicant:

Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nicholas Robert Alley, Marietta, GA (US);

Joshua Lemming Steele, Marietta, GA (US);

Jesse Owen Williams, Marietta, GA (US);

Daniel Kuehme, Marietta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/54 (2006.01); B64C 1/36 (2006.01); B64C 3/40 (2006.01); B64C 3/56 (2006.01); B64C 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 5/12 (2006.01); B64C 5/16 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 13/24 (2006.01); B64C 13/30 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/40 (2013.01); B64C 1/36 (2013.01); B64C 3/54 (2013.01); B64C 3/546 (2013.01); B64C 3/56 (2013.01); B64C 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 5/12 (2013.01); B64C 5/16 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 13/24 (2013.01); B64C 13/30 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2211/00 (2013.01); B64U 10/25 (2023.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 2101/00 (2023.01); B64U 2101/30 (2023.01); Y02T 50/10 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle with deployable components (UAVDC) is disclosed. The system may include a sweeping gearbox designed to deploy at least one wing from a compact to a deployed arrangement. A controller may be configured to detect launch conditions, monitor for conditions, and trigger the gearbox upon condition fulfillment. Activation of the sweeping gearbox may result in wing deployment, adapted to the detected conditions. The method may involve deploying wings using the sweeping gearbox, launching detection, monitoring for conditions, and activating the gearbox for wing deployment upon condition detection.


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