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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:

Feb. 09, 2023
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Julio Gil, Atlanta, GA (US);

Julian Bell, Atlanta, GA (US);

Jared Nauert, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/06 (2006.01); B61J 1/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); B66B 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66B 1/06 (2013.01); B61J 1/02 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B66B 1/3476 (2013.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01);
Abstract

The technology disclosed herein relates to a rooftop platform to facilitate a delivery of a parcel by an aerial vehicle. The rooftop platform may comprise an elevator apparatus at least partially accessible via the rooftop platform. The rooftop platform may also comprise a rotatable turntable mounted to the rooftop platform. The rotatable turntable can be rotated to position the parcel on the elevator apparatus. The rotatable turntable may have tracks for receiving track wheels of a parcel containment unit. In some embodiments, the parcel may be positioned on the elevator apparatus at a top surface of a lift cabin of the elevator apparatus. The rooftop platform may also comprise a landing area for the aerial vehicle to deliver or receive the parcel containment unit via the rotatable turntable.


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