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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2022
Applicant:
Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christopher Brian Grasberger, Burlingame, CA (US);
Roderick Donald Bacon, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2026.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.02); B60L 53/30 (2019.02); B60L 53/302 (2019.02); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20436 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05K 1/0215 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); H10N 10/17 (2023.02);
Abstract
A method of using a base station to charge an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is disclosed. The method includes: docking the UAV with a cradle of the base station; retracting the cradle into an enclosure of the base station via a slide mechanism; and electrically connecting a power source of the UAV to a charging hub connected to the slide mechanism to thereby charge the power source.