US 12,030,399 B2
Base stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Shreetej Varakantam Reddy, San Mateo, CA (US); Ioan Trayanov, San Francisco, CA (US); and Dylan Matthew Callaway, San Francisco, 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. 17/900,030.
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 2023/0348106 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/10 (2019.01); B60L 53/302 (2019.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 70/92 (2023.01); B64U 80/25 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01Q 1/22 (2006.01); H01Q 1/24 (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); 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 1/007 (2013.01); 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); H01Q 1/246 (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); 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;
a slide mechanism including openings and repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position, the slide mechanism secured in relation to the enclosure via first mounts and second mounts; and
a cradle connected to the slide mechanism and configured for docking with the UAV such that the UAV is movable into and out of the enclosure during repositioning of the slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position, and
studs extending upwardly from a base of the enclosure towards the slide mechanism, wherein each of the first mounts and the second mounts is configured to receive one of the studs such that the first mounts and the second mounts are located between the slide mechanism and the enclosure so as to separate the slide mechanism from the enclosure and thereby reduce vibration of the slide mechanism during repositioning between the retracted position and the extended position.