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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2025
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Amjad Felemban, Thuwal, SA;
Yousef Damanhouri, Thuwal, SA;
Ibrahim S. Alsalamah, Thuwal, SA;
Fadl Abdellatif, Thuwal, SA;
Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran, SA;
Abstract
An apparatus for facilitating attachment of a drone to a curved surface of an object of interest comprises a bi-stable spring surface latch having two semi-stable states including a coiled state in which the bi-stable spring surface is able to conform to the curved surface and an uncoiled state, the bi-stable spring surface including sensor modules on an inner side that attach to the curved surface, a fixture coupled on one side to the drone and on another side to the bi-stable spring surface and a motor coupled to the fixture and also coupled to the bi-stable spring surface via threads or cables, the motor being operative to apply tension to the bi-stable spring surface so as to induce a change in a state of the bi-stable spring surface which causes the bi-stable spring surface to either couple to or uncouple from the curved surface.
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