US 12,246,610 B2
Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Phoebe Josephine Altenhofen, San Francisco, CA (US); Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US); Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Mountain View, CA (US); Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US); and Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/899,991.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/356,596, filed on Jun. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/356,595, filed on Jun. 29, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/335,686, filed on Apr. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348100 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B64U 80/70 (2023.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H05K 7/20 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H05B 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.01); H10N 10/17 (2023.01)
CPC B60L 53/30 (2019.02) [B60L 53/10 (2019.02); B60L 53/302 (2019.02); B64F 1/22 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2013.01); H05K 7/20145 (2013.01); H05K 7/20154 (2013.01); H05K 7/20209 (2013.01); H05K 7/20436 (2013.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.02); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); B64U 70/00 (2023.01); H01Q 1/2291 (2013.01); H05B 1/0227 (2013.01); H05K 1/0215 (2013.01); H10N 10/13 (2023.02); H10N 10/17 (2023.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A base station for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the base station comprising:
an enclosure defining a window configured to receive the UAV to allow for entry of the UAV into the base station and exit of the UAV from the base station;
a door movably connected to the enclosure such that the door is repositionable between a closed position and an open position;
a sealing member extending about the window and configured for engagement with the door so as to form a seal therewith when the door is in the closed position; and
a heating system supported by the enclosure and configured to heat the door and/or the sealing member to support operation of the door in a cold environment, the heating system including:
at least one light source; and
at least one heating element.