Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle patent

Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle

Various embodiments are described of an unmanned aerial vehicle having a wing. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.

Publication details

Recorded assignee: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
Publication number: US 12139257 B2
Publication type: Utility patent grant
Publication date: Nov 12, 2024
Filing date: Mar 11, 2021
CPC classes: B64D17/80, B64U30/12, B64U70/20, B64U70/50, B64U70/70, B64U80/82, B64U80/86, B64U10/25, B64U2201/20, B64U50/13, B64U50/19, B64U80/70
Inventors: Finklea; Ken, Miralles; Carlos, Su; Guan Hua

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