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公开(公告)号:US10112706B2
公开(公告)日:2018-10-30
申请号:US15226786
申请日:2016-08-02
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Clark Sopper , Adam Woodward , Clayton Woodward Bavor, Jr.
Abstract: A mobile telepresence system may include a frame, a propulsion system operably coupled to the frame to propel the frame through a designated space, a screen movably coupled to the frame, and an image output device coupled to the frame. The frame may include a central body defining a longitudinal axis of the frame, a first arm at a first end portion of the central body, and a second arm at a second end portion of the central body, opposite the first end portion of the central body. The propulsion system may include rotors at opposite end portions of the first and second arms which propel the frame in response to an external command. The image output device may project an image onto the screen in response to an external command.
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公开(公告)号:USD852092S1
公开(公告)日:2019-06-25
申请号:US29621957
申请日:2017-10-12
Applicant: X Development LLC
Designer: Adam Woodworth , Adem Rudin , Stephen Benson , James Schmalzried , Kyle Liske , Jesse Blake , André Prager , Nicolas Renold , Evan Twyford , Clark Sopper
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公开(公告)号:US20170334561A1
公开(公告)日:2017-11-23
申请号:US15161848
申请日:2016-05-23
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Clark Sopper , André Prager
CPC classification number: B64D1/22 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/128 , B66D5/026
Abstract: Described herein are apparatuses that provided various features related to unmanned aerial vehicles. An example apparatus may include, (i) a support structure, (ii) at least one shaft coupled to the support structure via at least one swing arm, wherein the swing arm allows upward movement, and restricts downward movement of, the at least one shaft from a resting position, (iii) a spool, wherein in the spool is shaped so as to rest on the at least one shaft when the at least one shaft is in the resting position, and wherein the spool is operable to unwind a tether coupled to a payload, and (iv) at least one fan coupled to the at least one shaft, wherein rotation of the spool when unwinding the tether also causes rotation of the at least one fan coupled to the at least one shaft, thereby controlling a descent rate of the payload.
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公开(公告)号:US10131428B1
公开(公告)日:2018-11-20
申请号:US15046830
申请日:2016-02-18
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Clark Sopper , Adam Woodworth
Abstract: An inflatable package enclosure for use on an aerial vehicle including an inflatable exterior chamber, a first inner cavity positioned within the inflatable exterior chamber, an inflation valve positioned on the inflatable exterior chamber, and a handle on the inflatable exterior chamber for securing the inflatable package enclosure to the aerial vehicle, wherein when the inflatable exterior chamber is inflated and when a package is positioned in the first inner cavity, inner surfaces of the inflatable exterior chamber conform to outer surfaces of the package to secure the package within the inflatable exterior chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US10035623B1
公开(公告)日:2018-07-31
申请号:US15241721
申请日:2016-08-19
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Andre Prager , Clark Sopper , Kyle A. Liske
CPC classification number: B64D1/22 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/128 , B64D1/08 , B65D5/0209 , B65D5/0254 , B65D5/14 , B65D5/3621 , B65D5/46064 , B65D5/46184 , B65D5/5059
Abstract: A package enclosure for use on an aerial vehicle including an outer skin having left and right side walls and a front end and a rear end, a base positioned within the outer skin exerting a force against inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the outer skin, and a handle upwardly extending from the base.
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公开(公告)号:US09677564B1
公开(公告)日:2017-06-13
申请号:US14598009
申请日:2015-01-15
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Adam Woodworth , Clark Sopper
CPC classification number: B64D45/00 , B64C27/14 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/021 , B64C2201/024 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/162 , B64C2201/165
Abstract: A magnetic propeller device for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a propeller and a shaft mount that engage with a motor shaft of a UAV. The propeller and shaft mount each have a magnetic element. When both magnetic elements are aligned, the propeller engages the shaft mount by way of a magnetic holding force between the magnetic elements. When a propeller contacts an object and the propeller is displaced, the magnetic elements passively disengage the propeller from the shaft mount due to misalignment of the magnetic elements. Passive disengagement allows the propeller to rotate independently of the motor shaft. Once the UAV moves clear of the object, the magnetic elements can realign, such that the propeller re-engages the shaft mount and resumes rotation with the motor shaft.
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公开(公告)号:US20170106978A1
公开(公告)日:2017-04-20
申请号:US15295494
申请日:2016-10-17
Applicant: X Development LLC
Inventor: Clark Sopper , Matthew Day , Adam Woodworth , Joanna Cohen
CPC classification number: B64D1/08 , B64C39/024 , B64C2201/128 , B65D5/18 , B65D5/2033 , B65D5/241 , B65D5/4208 , B65D5/4266 , B65D5/4608 , B65D81/00
Abstract: An example tote package is disclosed for carrying a load external to a UAV. The tote package may be generated by folding a sheet of material. The sheet may include a middle section, a first side section, and a second side section. When the sheet is folded, the middle section may create a bottom portion of the tote package. Additionally, the first side section may create a first side portion tapering up from the edge of the bottom portion to the middle of the top portion of the tote package. Furthermore, the second side section may create a second side portion tapering up from the opposite edge to the middle of the top portion. At the top portion, the first and second sections may connect to create a handle. The first side, second side, and middle sections may be folded to create front and back portions of the tote package.
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