US 12,263,958 B2
Vehicle, system, and method for vertical take-off and landing
James Gull, Los Angeles, CA (US); and Evan Mucasey, Culver City, CA (US)
Assigned to Ampaire, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US)
Filed by Ampaire, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/234,480.
Application 18/234,480 is a continuation of application No. 17/700,429, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,767,115.
Application 17/700,429 is a continuation of application No. 17/149,074, filed on Jan. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,279,485, issued on Mar. 22, 2022.
Application 17/149,074 is a continuation of application No. 16/788,935, filed on Feb. 12, 2020, granted, now 10,919,629, issued on Feb. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,709, filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382528 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64D 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 25/00 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/04 (2006.01); B64C 39/08 (2006.01); B64D 27/02 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 5/00 (2013.01) [B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 25/00 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C 39/04 (2013.01); B64C 39/08 (2013.01); B64D 27/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle system for vertical take-off and/or landing (VTOL), comprising:
a carrier vehicle, comprising: one or more carrier fuselages, one or more carrier wings, one or more attach units coupled to the one or more carrier fuselages or to the one or more carrier wings, and propulsion systems operable to provide, at least, vertical thrust and horizontal thrust, wherein:
the one or more carrier wings comprise a wing blended with the one or more carrier fuselages, and
the blended wing has a triangle-like shape, and the propulsion systems comprise an aft rotor coupled to the carrier wing at the aft apex of the carrier wing, a left rotor coupled to the carrier wing at the left apex of the carrier wing, and a right rotor coupled to the carrier wing at the right apex of the carrier wing; and
a cruise vehicle, comprising: one or more cruise fuselages for carrying passengers or cargo, and one or more cruise wings, wherein:
the one or more attach units of the carrier vehicle in a location separate from a landing gear of the cruise vehicle are adapted to couple to the cruise vehicle to detachably engage.