公开(公告)号：US20240300647A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-12

申请号：US18118098

申请日：2023-03-06

申请人： Mechanical Specialties

发明人： Tim Brown ,  Rob Schales ,  Tom Spithaler ,  Jeff Winner

IPC分类号： B64D9/00 ,  B64D1/22

CPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64C27/04 ,  B66C1/34

摘要： A helicopter external cargo hook with dual load beams and a pair of separately independent internal mechanisms configured with multiple releases for rotating each load beam from a closed position to an open position.

公开(公告)号：US12077276B2

公开(公告)日：2024-09-03

申请号：US17744114

申请日：2022-05-13

申请人： Helitak Fire Fighting Equipment Pty Ltd

发明人： Jason Schellaars

IPC分类号： B64C1/22 ,  B64C1/20 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64D1/12

CPC分类号： B64C1/22 ,  B64C1/20 ,  B64C27/06 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64D9/00 ,  B64D9/003 ,  B64D1/12

摘要： A cargo hook assembly for a helicopter is provided. The cargo hook assembly comprises a support structure having a forward end portion and a rearward end portion, and an attachment mechanism attached to the rearward end portion. The attachment mechanism is configured to engage a cargo hook mount on the underside of the fuselage of the helicopter. The cargo hook assembly further comprises first and second struts extending from respective opposing sides of the forward end portion. Each of the first and second struts is configured to engage a respective side mount on the fuselage of the helicopter. The cargo hook assembly also comprises a cargo hook suspended from the support structure.

公开(公告)号：US12060163B1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18323238

申请日：2023-05-24

申请人： Amazon Technologies, Inc.

发明人： Ben Thompson Ludington ,  Takuma Nakamura

IPC分类号： B64D45/08 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G05D1/00 ,  G06K7/14 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0835 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U101/30 ,  B64U101/60

CPC分类号： B64D45/08 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64D1/02 ,  B64D1/22 ,  G05D1/0094 ,  G05D1/0676 ,  G06K7/1408 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/08355 ,  B64U70/00 ,  B64U2101/30 ,  B64U2101/60

摘要： A ground marker for use in identifying a location associated with a mission performed by an aerial vehicle includes a visible surface with aspects that are positioned at different vertical heights or elevations. The vertical variation in the aspects of the visible surface enhances a level of visibility of the ground marker within images captured by cameras provided aboard the aerial vehicle, resulting in more accurate estimations of ranges to such markers (e.g., altitudes) determined from such images. The visible surface includes one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar codes, alphanumeric characters and symbols thereon and is provided on or within rigid or flexible frames that are adapted to be placed on ground surfaces at the location associated with the mission.

公开(公告)号：US12054260B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US18299439

申请日：2023-04-12

申请人： ELROY AIR, INC.

发明人： Terik Weekes ,  Isaiah Jones ,  Sean Belardo ,  Clint Cope ,  Colin Owen ,  David Merrill

IPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64C17/02 ,  B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/60

CPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64C17/02 ,  B64C29/0008 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/60

摘要： An autonomous cargo container retrieval and delivery system locates a select cargo container and maneuvers an unmanned aerial vehicle proximate to the container for retrieval. The vehicle positions itself to engage the cargo container using a grasping mechanism, and, responsive to engaging the cargo container, retracts the cargo container toward the vehicle. As the cargo container is retracted toward the vehicle, weight sensors within the retrieval mechanism sense the weight and the weight distribution of the cargo container, and, can modify the cargo container's location on the vehicle to optimize vehicle flight operations or replace the container on the ground and alert the operator that the cargo container is too heavy or has an improper weight distribution. Upon mating the cargo container with the vehicle, a coupling mechanism latches or secures the cargo container to the vehicle for further flight and/or ground operations.

公开(公告)号：US12049386B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US17928814

申请日：2022-03-09

申请人： RIKEN KOGYO Inc.

发明人： Yukihiro Shibao

IPC分类号： B66C1/28 ,  B64D1/22 ,  E01C11/22 ,  E03F5/06 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U101/60

CPC分类号： B66C1/28 ,  B64D1/22 ,  E01C11/227 ,  E03F5/06 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U2101/60 ,  E03F2005/063

摘要： This invention concerns a coupling device including a detachable member 20 that can be attached to and detached from a grille, a first coupling member 21 and a second coupling member 22 provided on the detachable member 20, and a connecting member 23 provided on the detachable member 20 so as to connect the first coupling member 21 and the second coupling member 22, wherein the first coupling member 21 and the second coupling member 22 respectively include elongated holes, arc-shaped portions 51a, 51b provided on respective outer peripheral lower portions of the first coupling member 21 and the second coupling member 22, and semicircular arc portions that can be coupled to the grille, and the connecting member 23 includes a fixing shaft 24 that extends in a horizontal direction and is inserted into the respective elongated holes in the first coupling member 21 and the second coupling member 22.

公开(公告)号：US20240228237A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18616166

申请日：2024-03-26

申请人： Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC

发明人： Derek Sikora ,  Logan Goodrich ,  Jonathan Zeller Oster ,  Joseph Edward Gilford

IPC分类号： B66C13/08 ,  A61G1/06 ,  A61G3/00 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B66C13/06

CPC分类号： B66C13/085 ,  A61G1/06 ,  A61G3/006 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B66C13/063 ,  A61G2220/10

摘要： Disclosed are a thruster positioning mechanism and a securement mechanism for use in relation to a suspended load control apparatus or system to control a load suspended by a cable from a carrier.

公开(公告)号：US12030677B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-09

申请号：US17814915

申请日：2022-07-26

申请人： THE BOEING COMPANY

发明人： Nathan D. Hiller ,  Daniel I. Newman ,  Raymundo B. Torrez

IPC分类号： B64U20/50 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U70/80

CPC分类号： B64U20/50 ,  B64D1/22 ,  B64C39/024 ,  B64U10/13 ,  B64U70/80

摘要： A system includes a detector attachment member and a communication system. The detector attachment member includes a first end configured to be coupled to an unmanned aerial vehicle; a second end configured to be coupled to a detector; and a body extending between the first end and the second end, the body of a length selected such that an interference of the unmanned aerial vehicle at the detector is less than an interference threshold. The detector attachment member also includes a lift system coupled to the body. The communication system is coupled to the detector attachment member and is configured to provide communication between the unmanned aerial vehicle and the detector.

公开(公告)号：US20240217660A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18607810

申请日：2024-03-18

申请人： VITA INCLINATA IP HOLDINGS LLC

发明人： Derek Sikora ,  Sami Dean ,  Logan Goodrich

IPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  G06F18/2113 ,  G06F18/25

CPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  G06F18/2113 ,  G06F18/25

摘要： Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, and methods to determine, communicate, and/or respond to state information of at least one of a suspended load control apparatus, carrier, or load suspended by a cable from the carrier, wherein response to the state information may be to control at least one of the suspended load control apparatus, carrier, or load suspended by a cable from the carrier.

公开(公告)号：US20240217659A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18400718

申请日：2023-12-29

申请人： Wing Aviation LLC

发明人： Elizabeth Marshman ,  Jasper Lee Lewin ,  Ivan Qiu

IPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60

CPC分类号： B64D1/22 ,  B64U10/60 ,  B64U2101/66 ,  B64U2201/10

摘要： A payload retrieval apparatus having a base, an extending member secured to the base, the extending member including a lower section that is attached to the base and an upper section coupled to the lower section and movable between a first lowered position and a second raised position, an autoloader assembly mounted to the upper section of the extending member, the autoloader assembly including a payload holder configured to hold a payload for retrieval by an uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV), a channel coupled to the payload holder and configured to direct a payload coupling apparatus to the payload holder, and a first tether engager that extends away from the channel in a first direction, wherein the first tether engager is adapted to guide a tether having a first end attached to the UAV and a second end attached to the payload coupling apparatus towards the payload holder.

公开(公告)号：US20240217657A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18557129

申请日：2022-04-26

申请人： Wingcopter GmbH

发明人： Jonathan HESSELBARTH

IPC分类号： B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22

CPC分类号： B64D1/12 ,  B64D1/22

摘要： An aircraft (1) includes a transporting device (2) for receiving and transporting a plurality of articles. The transporting device (2) includes a plurality of receiving devices (4). A respective article (3) can be releasably arranged on a receiving device (4). The receiving device (4) can be moved into a transporting position and into a release position. In a transporting position of the receiving device (4), the article (3) has been secured on the receiving device (4) and, in a release position, the article (3) has been separated from the receiving device (4). In the transporting position of the receiving device (4), the articles (3) are arranged on an underside (5) of the aircraft (1) and one behind the other in a horizontal direction of flight (6) of the aircraft (1).