Payload coupling apparatus for UAV and method of delivering a payload
US12351312B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2043 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64U2201/20
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An unmanned aerial vehicle system including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); a tether having a first end positioned in a winch system of the UAV and a second end secured to a payload coupling apparatus; a payload coupling apparatus receptacle positioned in the UAV; a payload having a handle, wherein the handle of the payload is positioned within a slot in the payload coupling apparatus; wherein the UAV has a recessed restraint slot for receiving a top portion of the payload.
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