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Patent No.:

US 12589898 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2021

Steerable dependent vehicle for unmanned aerial vehicles

Applicant:

Zipline International Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Keenan A. Wyrobek, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Brendan D. Wade, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Tristan Semmelhack, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Devin Williams, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Gregoire Vandenbussche, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Rajan Gill, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Brian Boomgaard, South San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

Zipline International Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Primary Examiner:

Navid Z Mehdizadeh

Assistant Examiner:

Jared C Bean

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64F 1/222 (2024.01); B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G05D 1/654 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64F 1/222 (2013.01); B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01); G05D 1/654 (2024.01); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01);
Abstract

A delivery device to deliver a product from an aerial location includes a body defining a payload holding region. The delivery device may further include a coupling mechanism configured to couple the body to a primary vehicle. The delivery device may further include a control feature configured to change a flight characteristic of the body. A method for delivering a product may include positioning a first unmanned aerial vehicle within a threshold distance of a delivery location. The method may further include releasing a second unmanned vehicle from the first unmanned aerial vehicle once the first unmanned aerial vehicle is within the threshold distance. The method may further include causing the second unmanned vehicle to reach the delivery location. The method may further include activating a delivery mechanism to release the product from the second unmanned vehicle to deliver the product to the delivery location.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Wyrobek, Keenan. (2026). Steerable dependent vehicle for unmanned aerial vehicles (U.S. Patent No. 12589898). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12589898

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