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公开(公告)号:USD942921S1
公开(公告)日:2022-02-08
申请号:US29624129
申请日:2017-10-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Designer: Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
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公开(公告)号:US11091263B2
公开(公告)日:2021-08-17
申请号:US16682638
申请日:2019-11-13
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Gur Kimchi , Louis Leroi LeGrand, III , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
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公开(公告)号:US11052583B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-06
申请号:US15871517
申请日:2018-01-15
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Steven McGinnis , Prescott Gee Glynn , Kader Chellabi , Adrian Timothy Wallace , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Lightweight and strong components may be manufactured using foam material compositions and resin coating materials by the processes described herein. One or more mandrels and/or a molding tool may be coated with resin coatings, the one or more mandrels may be inserted into the molding tool, and a foam material composition may be injected into the molding tool. After closing the molding tool, the foam material composition may expand and cure to form a component, and heat may be applied to cure the resin coatings into skins. For example, an external skin may be formed by the resin coatings on an exterior surface of the component in contact with surfaces of the molding tool, and one or more internal skins may be formed by the resin coatings on one or more interior surfaces of negative space spars of the component in contact with surfaces of the one or more mandrels.
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公开(公告)号:US11046432B1
公开(公告)日:2021-06-29
申请号:US16193101
申请日:2018-11-16
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Brian C. Beckman , Menashe Haskin , Atishkumar Kalyan , Louis Leroi LeGrand, III , Michael Rolnik , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Described is an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that includes a lifting propulsion mechanism that is circumferentially-driven and includes a propeller assembly and a propeller rim enclosure. The propeller assembly includes a plurality of propeller blades that extend radially and are coupled to an inner side of a substantially circular propeller rim that encompasses the propeller blades. Permanent magnets are coupled to an outer side of the propeller rim. The propeller rim and the magnets are positioned within a cavity of the propeller rim enclosure such that the propeller rim will rotate within the propeller rim enclosure. Also within the cavity of the propeller rim enclosure are electromagnets that are used to cause the propeller rim to rotate.
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公开(公告)号:USD916623S1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-20
申请号:US29638993
申请日:2018-03-02
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Designer: Louis Leroi LeGrand, III , Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
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公开(公告)号:US20210107633A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US16992074
申请日:2020-08-12
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: Aerial vehicles may be configured to control their attitudes by changing one or more physical attributes. For example, an aerial vehicle may be outfitted with propulsion motors having repositionable mounts by which the motors may be rotated about one or more axes, in order to redirect forces generated by the motors during operation. An aerial vehicle may also be outfitted with one or more other movable objects such as landing gear, antenna and/or engaged payloads, and one or more of such objects may be translated in one or more directions in order to adjust a center of gravity of the aerial vehicle. By varying angles by which forces are supplied to the aerial vehicle, or locations of the center of gravity of the aerial vehicle, a desired attitude of the aerial vehicle may be maintained irrespective of velocity, altitude and/or forces of thrust, lift, weight or drag acting upon the aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US10583914B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-10
申请号:US15194468
申请日:2016-06-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Brian C. Beckman , John Raymond Brodie , Vedran Coralic , Taylor David Grenier , Gur Kimchi , Dominic Timothy Shiosaki , Ricky Dean Welsh , Richard Philip Whitlock
IPC: B64C11/00 , B64C11/28 , B64C11/48 , B64C39/02 , B64C11/30 , B64C3/54 , B64C3/14 , B64C27/80 , B64C3/46
Abstract: Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Systems, methods, and apparatus may actively adjust the position and/or configuration of one or more propeller blades of a propulsion mechanism to generate different sounds and/or lifting forces from the propulsion mechanism.
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公开(公告)号:US10384777B1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-20
申请号:US14633502
申请日:2015-02-27
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Ricky Dean Welsh
Abstract: This disclosure describes a tethering system in which an unmanned aerial vehicle is attached by a tether to a movable tethering apparatus (e.g., a small cart or other mechanism) which rolls or slides along a guiding portion (e.g., a pipe, track, trough, cable, etc.). In various implementations, the guiding portion may be on or near the ground wherein the unmanned aerial vehicle flies above the guiding portion, or alternatively the guiding portion may be attached a ceiling or other elevated structure wherein the tether allows the unmanned aerial vehicle to fly below but is short enough so as to prevent the unmanned aerial vehicle from impacting the ground. In various implementations, the guiding portion may provide electricity that is conducted through the tether for powering the flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle.
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公开(公告)号:US20190104297A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-04
申请号:US16191820
申请日:2018-11-15
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Taylor David Grenier , Louis Leroi LeGrand, III , Barry James O'Brien , Joshua John Watson , Ricky Dean Welsh
IPC: H04N13/243 , B64C39/02 , B64D47/08 , H04N13/239 , H04N5/247
Abstract: Described is an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”), that includes a plurality of sensors, such as stereo cameras, mounted along a perimeter frame of the aerial vehicle and arranged to generate a scene that surrounds the aerial vehicle. The sensors may be mounted in or on winglets of the perimeter frame. Each of the plurality of sensors has a field of view and the plurality of optical sensors are arranged and/or oriented such that their fields of view overlap with one another throughout a continuous space that surrounds the perimeter frame. The fields of view may also include a portion of the perimeter frame or space that is adjacent to the perimeter frame.
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公开(公告)号:US20180093770A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-05
申请号:US15831003
申请日:2017-12-04
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Ricky Dean Welsh , Daniel Buchmueller , Fabian Thomas Hensel , Gur Kimchi , Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III , Brandon William Porter , Walker Chamberlain Robb , Joshua White Traube
CPC classification number: B64C39/024 , B64C27/22 , B64C27/24 , B64C29/0025 , B64C2201/027 , B64C2201/108 , B64C2201/128 , B64C2201/165
Abstract: This disclosure describes a configuration of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will facilitate extended flight duration. The UAV may have any number of lifting motors. For example, the UAV may include four lifting motors (also known as a quad-copter), eight lifting motors (octo-copter), etc. Likewise, to improve the efficiency of horizontal flight, the UAV also includes a pushing motor and propeller assembly that is oriented at approximately ninety degrees to one or more of the lifting motors. When the UAV is moving horizontally, the pushing motor may be engaged and the pushing propeller will aid in the horizontal propulsion of the UAV.
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