公开(公告)号：US12100853B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-24

申请号：US17711733

申请日：2022-04-01

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julio Gil ,  Julian Bell ,  Jared Nauert

IPC: B65G51/26 ,  B64C25/34 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64U50/39 ,  F15B15/20 ,  H01M50/249 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U101/60

CPC classification number: H01M50/249 ,  B64C25/34 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64F1/32 ,  B64U50/39 ,  B65G51/26 ,  F15B15/20 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U30/20 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  H01M2220/20

Abstract: A pneumatic delivery system is used to facilitate delivery of canisters comprising delivery payloads by unmanned systems, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The pneumatic delivery system comprises a tube having a channel within a tube wall, where a canister is configured to move through the tube. The tube comprises a tube opening and a transfer mechanism proximate the tube opening. The transfer mechanism engages a canister having a payload that is moved within the tube. The transfer mechanism moves the canister through the tube opening by extending from a first transfer position to a second transfer position. At the second transfer position, the transfer mechanism orients the tube and releases it to a UAV for delivery.