Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Power and communication interface for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
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Application No.: US15042090Application Date: 2016-02-11
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Publication No.: US09650133B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Christopher Eugene Fisher , Jason Sidharthadev Mukherjee , William Arden Lott
- Applicant: AeroVironment, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Simi Valley
- Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
- Current Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Simi Valley
- Agency: Brooks Acordia IP Law, P.C.
- Agent Michael Zarrabian; Eric Aargaard
- Main IPC: B64C27/22
- IPC: B64C27/22 ; B64C29/02 ; B64C39/02 ; B64F1/00
Abstract:
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system including: a rearward facing tang extending from a rear fuselage portion of a VTOL UAV; one or more metallic contacts disposed on an exterior surface of the tang; a UAV pod including a landing surface; and an opening disposed in the landing surface to receive the tang.
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