Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Spooler for unmanned aerial vehicle system
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Application No.: US17520459Application Date: 2021-11-05
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Publication No.: US11661187B2Publication Date: 2023-05-30
- Inventor: Jason S. Walker , John W. Ware , Samuel A. Johnson , Andrew M. Shein
- Applicant: FLIR DETECTION, INC.
- Applicant Address: US OK Stillwater
- Assignee: Teledyne FLIR Detection, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Teledyne FLIR Detection, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OK Stillwater
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: B64F3/00
- IPC: B64F3/00 ; B64C39/02 ; H02G11/02 ; B64D47/08 ; B64U10/13 ; B64U80/60 ; B64U80/70 ; B64U80/86 ; B64U101/30
Abstract:
In an aspect, in general, a spooling apparatus includes a filament feeding mechanism for deploying and retracting filament from the spooling apparatus to an aerial vehicle, an exit geometry sensor for sensing an exit geometry of the filament from the spooling apparatus, and a controller for controlling the feeding mechanism to feed and retract the filament based on the exit geometry.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220055745A1 SPOOLER FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2022-02-24
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