Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus to recover unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with kites
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Application No.: US16707971Application Date: 2019-12-09
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Publication No.: US11745897B2Publication Date: 2023-09-05
- Inventor: Benjamin T. Brown , Alice Fockele , Kelly A. Comstock , John Wong , Jacob Allen , Daniel L. Shaw , Jesse D. Kiewit
- Applicant: Insitu, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Bingen
- Assignee: Insitu, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Insitu, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bingen
- Agency: HANLEY, FLIGHT & ZIMMERMAN
- Main IPC: B64F1/02
- IPC: B64F1/02 ; B64U70/30 ; G05D1/10
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus to recover unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with kites are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to recover a UAV during flight includes a tether line, a tensioner operatively coupled to the tether line, and a kite operatively coupled to the tether line to support the tether line for recovery of the UAV.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210171216A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO RECOVER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVs) WITH KITES Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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