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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2025
Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Philipp Foehn, Foster City, CA (US);
Benjamin Scott Thompson, San Carlos, CA (US);
Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US);
Joseph Tankeh, Fremont, CA (US);
Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A reconfigurable landing platform for a base station that is configured to receive an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The landing platform includes alignment members, which are configured for engagement with the UAV, and a drive mechanism, which is connected to the alignment members to facilitate repositioning of the alignment members from an extended position into a retracted position to thereby reposition the UAV on the landing platform. The drive mechanism includes a drive member and pulley assemblies, which engage the drive member and are configured to vary a lateral tension and an axial tension therein.