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US 12187423 B2 / Jan 7, 2025

Rib mounting flanges for an unmanned aerial vehicle

Systems, devices, and methods including one or more rib mounting flanges, where each rib mounting flange comprises: a spar opening configured to receive a main spar of a wing panel; one or more holes for receiving cross-bracing cables; and one or more holes for receiving cross-bracing cables; and one or more holes for connecting the rib mounting flange to an adjacent rib mounting flange.

Publication details

Recorded assignee
AeroVironment, Inc.
Publication number
US 12187423 B2
Publication type
Utility patent grant
Publication date
Jan 7, 2025
Filing date
Aug 28, 2023
CPC classes
B64C3/185, B64C3/187, B64C3/26, B64U10/25
Inventors
Ghapgharan; Emil

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