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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:
Sep. 22, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 25, 2025
Applicant:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Jia Guo, Redwood City, CA (US);

Yevgeniy Andreyevich Kozlenko, New Fairfield, CT (US);

Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

George Oliver Turvey, Brookdale, CA (US);

Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US);

Assignee:

Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64F 1/35 (2024.01); B64U 70/90 (2023.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); H01R 13/52 (2006.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/30 (2023.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64U 70/99 (2023.01); B64F 1/35 (2024.01); B64U 70/90 (2023.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); B64U 70/97 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); H01R 13/5227 (2013.01); B64U 10/14 (2023.01); B64U 80/30 (2023.01);
Abstract

A landing platform for a base station that is configured to dock with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The landing platform includes: a stage that defines landing areas, which are configured to receive the UAV during docking; alignment members that are configured to engage and reposition the UAV during a first stage of alignment; and a charging hub that is configured for electrical connection to the UAV. The charging hub includes a registration member, which is configured to mechanically interface with and reposition the UAV on the landing platform during a second stage of alignment, and a charging head that is repositionable in relation to the registration member from a normal position into a deflected position during a third stage of alignment to facilitate engagement of corresponding electrical contacts on the UAV and the charging head.


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