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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Aerovironment, Inc., Monrovia, CA (US);
Inventors:
Guan H Su, Rowland Heights, CA (US);
Marcos Henry Rodriguez, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
AEROVIRONMENT, INC., Monrovia, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64F 1/06 (2006.01); F41F 3/042 (2006.01); F41F 3/052 (2006.01); F41F 3/073 (2006.01); F41F 3/00 (2006.01); F41B 11/80 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/06 (2013.01); F41B 11/80 (2013.01); F41F 3/00 (2013.01); F41F 3/042 (2013.01); F41F 3/052 (2013.01); F41F 3/073 (2013.01); B64C 2201/08 (2013.01); B64C 2201/084 (2013.01); B64C 2201/088 (2013.01); B64C 2201/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unmanned aerial launch vehicle (UAV) launch apparatus is disclosed that includes a UAV () having an exterior surface, an aerial vehicle (AV) tab () extending from the exterior surface, a tube () containing the UAV (), the tube () including a tab stop () configured to controllably hinder travel of the AV tab () past the tab stop (), and a pair of opposing tab guides () configured to position the AV tab () for travel over the tab stop ().