Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Landing and payload loading structures
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Application No.: US16816859Application Date: 2020-03-12
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Publication No.: US11312490B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Jesse Blake , Jim Schmalzried , Trevor Shannon , Michael Simonian , Sindre Klepp , Stephen Benson , Adam Woodworth
- Applicant: Wing Aviation LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
- Current Assignee: Wing Aviation LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B64C39/02
- IPC: B64C39/02

Abstract:
An example UAV landing structure includes a landing platform for a UAV, a cavity within the landing platform, and a track that runs along the landing platform and at least a part of the cavity. The UAV may include a winch system that includes a tether that may be coupled to a payload. Furthermore, the cavity may be aligned over a predetermined target location. The cavity may be sized to allow the winch system to pass a tethered payload through the cavity. The track may guide the UAV to a docked position over the cavity as the UAV moves along the landing platform. When the UAV is in the docked position, a payload may be loaded to or unloaded from the UAV through the cavity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200207473A1 Landing and Payload Loading Structures Public/Granted day:2020-07-02
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