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US 12703520 B2 / Aug 11, 2026

Unmanned aerial vehicles including removable gimbal modules

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that includes a chassis and a gimbal module. The gimbal module includes at least one optical component that facilitates image capture, and is configured for removable connection to the chassis to facilitate repeated connection and disconnection of the gimbal module and interchangeability amongst a plurality of gimbal modules.

Publication details

Recorded assignee
Skydio, Inc.
Publication number
US 12703520 B2
Publication type
Utility patent grant
Publication date
Aug 11, 2026
Filing date
Jul 17, 2024
CPC classes
B64U10/14, B64U20/87, B64U20/70, B64U20/92, B64U20/96, B64U2101/30
Inventors
Savello; Alexander David, Schwab; Christopher Michael, Kozlenko; Yevgeniy Andreyevich, Lowe; Patrick Allen

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