Unmanned aerial vehicles with multiple configurations

US10065726B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Top Flight Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Long N. Phan · Somerville, US
• Anandrao Biradar · Somerville, US
• Luan H. Duong · Boston, US
• Samir Nayfeh · Shrewsbury, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2017
• Grant date: Sep 4, 2018
• Expiry date: Aug 24, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U2201/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An unmanned aerial vehicle includes multiple rotor arms; a rotor disposed at an end of each of the multiple rotor arms; and an adjustment component configured to enable a first rotor arm to move relative to a second rotor arm.