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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:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Kunz, Hood River, OR (US);
Clifford Jackson, White Salmon, WA (US);
Craig Aram Thomasian, The Dalles, OR (US);
Assignee:
Insitu, Inc., Bingen, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2006.01); B64C 25/68 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/02 (2013.01); B64C 25/68 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
Capture devices for unmanned aerial vehicles, including track borne capture lines, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes at least one support having an upright portion and at least one boom portion, a carriage track carried by the at least one boom portion, and a carriage carried by, and movable along, the carriage track. The system can further include a capture line carried by and extending downwardly from the at least one boom portion, or the carriage, or both the at least one boom portion and the carriage.