US 11,738,865 B1
Convertible unmanned vehicle
Scott R. Kempshall, St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Assigned to Hyalta Aeronautics, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed by Hyalta Aeronautics, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/589,032.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/144,141, filed on Feb. 1, 2021.
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 39/00 (2023.01); B64C 27/28 (2006.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/14 (2023.01); B64U 70/70 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/024 (2013.01) [B64C 27/28 (2013.01); B64C 39/006 (2013.01); B64U 30/12 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/14 (2023.01); B64U 70/70 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An unmanned vehicle, comprising:
a launch configuration and at least one operational configuration;
a main body, the main body including:
a structural support extending generally between a fore end and an aft end of the unmanned vehicle;
an outer surface having a generally cylindrical shape with an engine bay established within the outer surface of the main body;
a door leading to the engine bay, the door configured to be opened to expose an engine residing within the engine bay when the unmanned vehicle is in the launch configuration;
a first articulating arm operably connected to the structural support, the first articulating arm pivotably connected to the engine and configured to move at least a portion of the engine outside of the engine bay;
wherein the at least one operational configuration of the unmanned vehicle includes the engine residing at least partially outside of the engine bay.