Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remote-control flying craft
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Application No.: US15627310Application Date: 2017-06-19
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Publication No.: US10307667B2Publication Date: 2019-06-04
- Inventor: John Paul Condon , James Edward Fairman , Bradley Dean Pedersen , Thomas Edward KraMer , Scott Andrew Melanson
- Applicant: QFO Labs, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Bloomington
- Assignee: QFO Labs, Inc.
- Current Assignee: QFO Labs, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Bloomington
- Agency: Lemaire Patent Law Firm, P.L.L.C.
- Agent Charles A. Lemaire; Jonathan M. Rixen
- Main IPC: A63H27/127
- IPC: A63H27/127 ; A63F13/235 ; A63H27/00 ; A63H17/32 ; A63H17/00 ; A63F13/00 ; A63H30/04 ; G05D1/00 ; A63F13/245 ; A63F13/837 ; A63H13/00 ; F21V23/04 ; F41G1/36 ; F21L4/02 ; A63H33/26

Abstract:
A hovering remote-control flying craft having a molded frame assembly includes a plurality of arms extending from a center body with an electric motor and corresponding propeller on each arm. In various embodiments, the motor and propeller are mounted downward-facing at a distal portion of each arm with a motor cover over the motor. The center body can be formed of a two-piece molded structure that sandwiches a circuit board to provide structural support for the frame. The circuit board can include a plurality of tabs that facilitate mounting of wire connectors, and can also provide antennas and emitters for both IR and RF communications. In some embodiments, a removable safety ring protects the propellers from lateral contact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180008891A1 REMOTE-CONTROL FLYING COPTER Public/Granted day:2018-01-11
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