Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Point take-off and landing of unmanned flying objects
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Application No.: US14401430Application Date: 2013-04-23
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Publication No.: US09637245B2Publication Date: 2017-05-02
- Inventor: Meir Yoffe
- Applicant: Meir Yoffe
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Priority: IL219836 20120516
- International Application: PCT/IL2013/050351 WO 20130423
- International Announcement: WO2013/171735 WO 20131121
- Main IPC: B64F1/02
- IPC: B64F1/02

Abstract:
Point take-off and landing systems for an unmanned flying object. In one embodiment, the flying object is guided along a flight trajectory and approaches a landing body such that a latching element, coupled with a suspension cable suspended from the flying body, latches with a receiving latch, coupled with an extendable retractable beam projecting horizontally from a landing body side surface. A cable release/retraction mechanism engages and then releases/retracts the suspension cable. The beam is as maneuvered to haul the flying object onto a landing surface. In another embodiment, the flying object is guided along a flight trajectory and approaches a landing body such that a latching element, coupled with a suspension cable suspended from the flying body, latches with a receiving cable, supported by cable supports projecting vertically from a landing body top surface. A cable release/retraction mechanism releases/retracts the suspension cable, hauling the flying object onto the landing surface.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150129716A1 Point Take-Off and Landing of Unmanned Flying Objects Public/Granted day:2015-05-14
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