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US 2025/0187753 A1Published application
Loading systems for unmanned aerial vehicles
AssigneeZipline International Inc.
InventorsTyler P. McNish, Stefan C. Aprodu, Keenan A. Wyrobek, William Hetzler, Bijal Mehta, Ryan Alam
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Abstract
Described herein is a loading system for unmanned aerial vehicles. The loading system includes a payload housing structure adapted to store a payload at a first elevation, and a conveyance device including a loading section within an internal environment of the building, and an elevated section to convey the payload to an unmanned aerial vehicle at a higher elevation than the first elevation.
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A loading system for unmanned aerial vehicles comprising:
- a payload housing structure adapted to store a payload at a first elevation;
- and
- a conveyance device comprising:
- a loading section within an internal environment of the payload housing structure, and
- an elevated section to convey the payload to an unmanned aerial vehicle at a higher elevation than the first elevation.
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A system for conveying a payload to an unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:
- a building adapted to store a plurality of payloads, the building comprising:
- an internal environment within the building, and
- a barrier separating the internal environment from an external environment and defining an opening between the internal environment and the external environment;
- an elevated unmanned aerial vehicle structure;
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- a conveyance mechanism extending between the internal environment and the external environment through the opening and configured to convey a payload of the plurality of payloads from the internal environment to the elevated unmanned aerial vehicle structure.
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