Unmanned aerial vehicles including wing capture devices and related methods

US12134466B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• IN-SITU, INC. · US

Inventors

• Rolf Rysdyk · White Salmon, US
• Kelsey Nichole Underwood · Parkdale, US
• Dustin Honea Volentine · Bend, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 9, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 5, 2024
• Expiry date: Aug 9, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64U70/30
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles including wing capture devices and related methods are disclosed. An example unmanned aerial vehicle includes a fuselage and a wing assembly, the wing assembly including a shoulder coupled to the fuselage, the shoulder including a joint, the joint distal to the fuselage, a wing coupled to the joint, and a hook, the hook coupled to the shoulder, the hook including a groove to receive a cable to arrest flight of the unmanned aerial vehicle.