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US 12,715,614 B2Granted
Compact vertiport with efficient space utilization
AssigneeWisk Aero LLC
InventorsJames Joseph Tighe, Geoffrey Alan Long, Uri Tzarnotzky
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a compact vertiport system. The vertiport system may be efficient and compact by combining, into one space and time period, multiple activities that typically take place in different spaces and different times. For example, when an aircraft is being moved from a landing zone to a takeoff zone, the aircraft may also be charged simultaneously. Also, passenger exchange may take place while the aircraft is being moved. As a result, compact vertiport systems may fit into smaller spaces (e.g., tops of buildings, or smaller plots of land).
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A system comprising:
- a landing zone;
- a takeoff zone;
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- a transition zone including at least one surface positioned between the landing zone and the takeoff zone, wherein the transition zone has a length of 20 meters or less, wherein an end of the landing zone is positioned adjacent to a beginning of the transition zone, and an end of the transition zone is adjacent to a beginning of the takeoff zone, the landing zone is oriented in a first direction, the takeoff zone is oriented in a second direction that is parallel to the first direction, the transition zone is oriented in a third direction that is antiparallel to the first direction and the second direction.
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A system comprising:
- a landing zone including a first elongated pathway oriented in a first direction;
- a transition zone including a second elongated pathway oriented in a second direction that is antiparallel to the first direction;
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- a takeoff zone including a third elongated pathway oriented in a third direction that is parallel to the first direction, wherein the second elongated pathway being positioned between the first elongated pathway and the third elongated pathway, wherein an end area of the first elongated pathway is connected to a beginning area of the second elongated pathway, and an end area of the second elongated pathway is connected to a beginning area of the third elongated pathway;
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- a cart configured to physically transport an aircraft directly from the end area of the landing zone to the beginning area of the transition zone.
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A system comprising:
- a landing zone;
- a takeoff zone;
- a transition zone including at least one surface positioned between the landing zone and the takeoff zone, wherein an end of the landing zone is positioned adjacent to a beginning of the transition zone, and an end area of the transition zone is adjacent to a beginning area of the takeoff zone, the landing zone is oriented in a first direction, the takeoff zone is oriented in a second direction that is parallel to the first direction, the transition zone is oriented in a third direction that is antiparallel to the first direction and the second direction;
- transport equipment configured to physically transport a plurality of aircraft simultaneously across the transition zone from the landing zone to the takeoff zone, and configured to allow passenger exchange at each of the plurality of aircraft while each of the plurality of aircraft is coupled to the transport equipment and located at the transition zone, wherein the at least one surface includes at least one pathway, and the transport equipment includes a plurality of carts configured to physically transport the plurality of aircraft simultaneously across the at least one pathway from the landing zone to the takeoff zone;
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- a plurality of chargers, wherein each charger of the plurality of chargers is configured to electrically charge a battery of an aircraft from the plurality of aircraft while the aircraft is coupled to the transport equipment and located at the transition zone, wherein the plurality of chargers are disposed on the at least one pathway at fixed locations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.