US 12,606,325 B2Granted

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for facilitating aerial deliveries of cargo

AssigneeAirhive Inc.

InventorKenneth Jerome Miller

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for facilitating aerial deliveries of cargo. Accordingly, the UAV may include a body defining a receptacle with a receptacle opening within the body. Further, the UAV may include a propulsion assembly attached to the body. Further, the UAV may include a compartment defining element. Further, the compartment defining element may be configured for defining at least one compartment in the receptacle. Further, each of the at least one compartment may include a compartment interior space and a compartment opening leading into the compartment interior space. Further, the UAV may include a lid coupled to the body. Further, the UAV may include a locking device coupled to the lid. Further, each of the locking device may be configured to be transitioned from a locked state to an unlocked state based on a code.

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Dependent claims

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for facilitating aerial deliveries of cargo, the UAV comprising:

a body defining a receptacle with a receptacle opening within the body;
at least one propulsion assembly attached to the body, wherein the at least one propulsion assembly is configured for aerially propelling the UAV;
at least one compartment defining element comprised in the body, wherein the at least one compartment defining element is configured for defining at least one compartment in the receptacle, wherein each of the at least one compartment removably receives each of at least one cargo, wherein the defining of the at least one compartment in the receptacle comprises defining the at least one compartment with at least one compartment characteristic, wherein the at least one compartment characteristic comprises at least one of a shape, a size, and a volume of the at least one compartment;
at least one lid coupled to the body, wherein each of the at least one lid corresponds to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the least one lid is configured for openably closing each of the at least one compartment by transitioning between a lid open state and a lid closed state, wherein the transitioning of the each of the at least one lid transitions each of the at least one compartment between an opened state and a closed state, wherein each of the at least one cargo is removably received in each of the at least one compartment in the opened state, wherein each of the at least one lid restricts the removably receiving of each of the least one cargo from each of the at least one compartment in the closed state;
and
at least one locking device coupled to the at least one lid, wherein each of the at least one locking device corresponds to each of the at least one lid corresponding to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the at least one locking device is configured for transitioning from a locked state to an unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device allows the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device restricts the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the locked state.

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for facilitating aerial deliveries of cargo, the UAV comprising:

a body defining a receptacle with a receptacle opening within the body;
at least one propulsion assembly attached to the body, wherein the at least one propulsion assembly is configured for aerially propelling the UAV;
at least one compartment defining element comprised in the body, wherein the at least one compartment defining element is configured for defining at least one compartment in the receptacle, wherein each of the at least one compartment removably receives each of at least one cargo, wherein the defining of the at least one compartment in the receptacle comprises defining the at least one compartment with at least one compartment characteristic, wherein the at least one compartment characteristic comprises at least one of a shape, a size, and a volume of the at least one compartment;
at least one lid coupled to the body, wherein each of the at least one lid corresponds to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the least one lid is configured for openably closing each of the at least one compartment by transitioning between a lid open state and a lid closed state, wherein the transitioning of the each of the at least one lid transitions each of the at least one compartment between an opened state and a closed state, wherein each of the at least one cargo is removably received in each of the at least one compartment in the opened state, wherein each of the at least one lid restricts the removably receiving of each of the least one cargo from each of the at least one compartment in the closed state;
at least one locking device coupled to the at least one lid, wherein each of the at least one locking device corresponds to each of the at least one lid corresponding to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the at least one locking device is configured for transitioning from a locked state to an unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device allows the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device restricts the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the locked state;
a communication device comprised in the body, wherein the communication device is configured for receiving at least one delivery data from at least one device, wherein the at least one delivery data comprises at least one delivery location for delivering the at least one cargo;
and
a processing device comprised in the body, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the communication device, wherein the processing device is configured for:
analyzing the at least one delivery data;
and
generating at least one propelling instruction for the at least one propulsion assembly for the aerially propelling of the UAV to the at least one delivery location for delivering of the at least one cargo based on the analyzing, wherein the processing device is communicatively coupled with the at least one propulsion assembly, wherein the aerially propelling of the UAV to the at least one delivery location is further based on the at least one propelling instruction.

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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for facilitating aerial deliveries of cargo, the UAV comprising:

a body defining a receptacle with a receptacle opening within the body;
at least one propulsion assembly attached to the body, wherein the at least one propulsion assembly is configured for aerially propelling the UAV;
at least one compartment defining element comprised in the body, wherein the at least one compartment defining element is configured for defining at least one compartment in the receptacle, wherein each of the at least one compartment removably receives each of at least one cargo, wherein the defining of the at least one compartment in the receptacle comprises defining the at least one compartment with at least one compartment characteristic, wherein the at least one compartment characteristic comprises at least one of a shape, a size, and a volume of the at least one compartment, wherein the at least one compartment defining element comprises at least one attachment and at least one panel, wherein the at least one attachment is disposed on an interior surface of the receptacle in at least one surface location of the interior surface, wherein the at least one attachment is configured for attaching the at least one panel in at least one configuration to the interior surface of the receptacle, wherein the attaching of the at least one panel defines the at least one compartment in the receptacle;
at least one lid coupled to the body, wherein each of the at least one lid corresponds to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the least one lid is configured for openably closing each of the at least one compartment by transitioning between a lid open state and a lid closed state, wherein the transitioning of the each of the at least one lid transitions each of the at least one compartment between an opened state and a closed state, wherein each of the at least one cargo is removably received in each of the at least one compartment in the opened state, wherein each of the at least one lid restricts the removably receiving of each of the least one cargo from each of the at least one compartment in the closed state;
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at least one locking device coupled to the at least one lid, wherein each of the at least one locking device corresponds to each of the at least one lid corresponding to each of the at least one compartment, wherein each of the at least one locking device is configured for transitioning from a locked state to an unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device allows the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the unlocked state, wherein each of the at least one locking device restricts the transitioning of each of the at least one lid between the lid open state and the lid closed state in the locked state.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.