US 12,242,283 B2
System and method for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing aircraft
John Conway Badalamenti, San Francisco, CA (US); Jon David Petersen, Austin, TX (US); and Ian Villa, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to JOBY AERO, INC., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed by Joby Aero, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/516,190.
Application 18/516,190 is a continuation of application No. 17/855,163, filed on Jun. 30, 2022, granted, now 11,874,675.
Application 17/855,163 is a continuation of application No. 16/405,436, filed on May 7, 2019, granted, now 11,416,008, issued on Aug. 16, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/668,206, filed on May 7, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0168491 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G05D 1/00 (2024.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); E04H 6/44 (2006.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/102 (2013.01) [B64C 29/00 (2013.01); E04H 6/44 (2013.01); G05D 1/46 (2024.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A landing facility comprising:
a first level comprising an area that is operable as at least one of: a lower landing area or a lower storage area; and
a second level comprising an upper landing area, wherein at least a portion of the upper landing area is arranged as elevated over the area of the first level with respect to a vertical direction, the second level comprising: (i) a Touchdown Lift-Off (TLOF) marker for a VTOL aircraft, (ii) a Final Approach and Take Off (FATO) pad marker for the VTOL aircraft; and (iii) a boundary marker indicative of a safety area, the FATO pad marker encompassing the TLOF marker.