Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles including repositionable charging hubs patent

Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles including repositionable charging hubs

A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes: a body; a landing platform that is supported by the body and which is configured to receive the UAV; and a charging hub that is configured for connection to the UAV. The charging hub is repositionable between an extended position, in which the charging hub is exposed from the landing platform, and a retracted position, in which the charging hub is concealed by the landing platform to thereby increase available landing space for the UAV on the landing platform.

Publication details

Recorded assignee: Skydio, Inc.
Publication number: US 12668383 B2
Publication type: Utility patent grant
Publication date: Jun 30, 2026
Filing date: Apr 25, 2025
CPC classes: B64U70/95, B64U70/99, B64F1/35, B64U50/37, B64U70/90, B64U70/97, B64U80/25, B64U80/70, H01R13/5227, B64U10/14, B64U80/30, Y02T10/70, Y02T10/7072
Inventors: Guo; Jia, Kozlenko; Yevgeniy Andreyevich, Lowe; Patrick Allen, Berthelet; Christopher C., Turvey; George Oliver, Woo; Yee Shan

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