US 12,263,944 B2
Rotating release launching system
Nicholas Robert Alley, Marietta, GA (US); Jesse Owen Williams, Marietta, GA (US); and Matthew Gordon Brasher, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Filed by Anduril Industries, Inc., Costa Mesa, CA (US)
Filed on May 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,162.
Application 18/316,162 is a continuation of application No. 17/567,330, filed on Jan. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,655,029.
Application 17/567,330 is a continuation of application No. 17/089,937, filed on Nov. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,214,370, issued on Jan. 4, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/019,967, filed on May 4, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0278707 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. B64D 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 1/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A configurable payload deployment system, the system comprising:
a launcher comprising a detachable coupling mechanism configured to:
retain a configurable payload in a first orientation, and
release the configurable payload at a second orientation; and
a rotating door enclosing an interior of the launcher, the rotating door operative to rotate between a closed arrangement and an open arrangement, the rotating door configured to:
secure at least a portion of the interior of the launcher in the closed arrangement,
generate angular momentum as the rotating door transitions from the closed arrangement to the open arrangement,
transfer, via the detachable coupling mechanism, the generated angular momentum as the rotating door rotates to the open arrangement, and
expose the portion of the interior of the launcher in the open arrangement.