US 12,275,318 B2
Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US); Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US); Yevgeniy Kozlenko, Mountain View, CA (US); and Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/536,777.
Application 18/536,777 is a continuation of application No. 17/900,014, filed on Aug. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,884,422.
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 2024/0140228 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. 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 70/00 (2023.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (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); 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:
a cradle defining a chamber configured to receive the UAV, wherein the cradle includes:
a housing; and
a thermal insulator defining an airflow channel that extends about the chamber to facilitate air circulation within the cradle.