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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:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:
X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kyle A. Liske, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Matthew A. Nubbe, Moriarty, NM (US);
Assignee:
X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/26 (2006.01); B64D 27/24 (2006.01); B64C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 27/24 (2013.01); B64C 7/02 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01); Y02T 50/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery containment pod including a body formed of a lightweight material. The body has an aerodynamic exterior shape and an interior cavity formed in the lightweight material, the size and shape of the interior cavity designed to accommodate one or more battery packs. A smooth exterior coating covers the exterior shape of the body, and an attachment structure formed in or on the body allows the body to be coupled to a flight vehicle. Other implementations are disclosed and claimed.