US 12,304,627 B2
Hexagonal ring wing aerial vehicle
Gur Kimchi, Seattle, WA (US); Louis Leroi LeGrand, III, Seattle, WA (US); Dominic Timothy Shiosaki, Seattle, WA (US); and Ricky Dean Welsh, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/296,565.
Application 16/682,638 is a division of application No. 15/435,121, filed on Feb. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,518,880, issued on Dec. 31, 2019.
Application 18/296,565 is a continuation of application No. 17/384,979, filed on Jul. 26, 2021, granted, now 11,649,053.
Application 17/384,979 is a continuation of application No. 16/682,638, filed on Nov. 13, 2019, granted, now 11,091,263, issued on Aug. 17, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0303248 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 29/02 (2006.01); B64C 11/46 (2006.01); B64C 27/26 (2006.01); B64C 39/06 (2006.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/299 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 29/02 (2013.01) [B64C 11/46 (2013.01); B64C 27/26 (2013.01); B64C 39/062 (2013.01); B64U 30/10 (2023.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/299 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aerial vehicle apparatus, comprising:
a fuselage;
a plurality of propulsion mechanisms coupled to and positioned around the fuselage; and
a ring wing coupled to and positioned around the fuselage, the ring wing comprising an upper wing segment and a lower wing segment that form a portion of a hexagonal shape;
wherein the upper wing segment and the lower wing segment are coupled to the fuselage by at least one motor arm; and
wherein the plurality of propulsion mechanisms are angled such that each propulsion mechanism produces a force that includes a horizontal component and a vertical component when the aerial vehicle apparatus is in a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation.