US 12534181 B2 / Jan 27, 2026

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 12534181 B2
Publication type: Utility patent grant
Publication date: Jan 27, 2026
Filing date: Nov 27, 2024
CPC classes: B64C3/185, B64C3/187, B64C3/26, B64U10/25
Inventors: Ghapgharan; Emil

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