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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2022
David G. Fliszar, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Mathias Hintermann, Culver City, CA (US);
Russell Douglas Patton, Playa Vista, CA (US);
David G. Fliszar, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Mathias Hintermann, Culver City, CA (US);
Russell Douglas Patton, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A UAV including a shroud with cooling openings to cool electronics in the UAV. The shroud includes propeller openings surrounding respective propellers. The propeller openings include intake openings that draw air from outside the shroud into the shroud to cool UAV components. The propeller openings are formed at an interface between an upper portion of the shroud and a lower portion of the shroud. The UAV includes a selector, such as a dial, including exit openings under the selector that provide air outflow from the shroud.