US 12,409,957 B2
Base stations including integrated systems for servicing UAVs
Patrick Allen Lowe, Palo Alto, CA (US); Christopher Brian Grasberger, Burlingame, CA (US); Kevin Patrick Smith O'leary, San Francisco, CA (US); Christopher C. Berthelet, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Yee Shan Woo, Campbell, CA (US); Brett Nicholas Randolph, San Carlos, CA (US); Phoebe Josephine Altenhofen, San Francisco, CA (US); Zachary Albert West, Mountain View, CA (US); and Jack Zi Qi Ye, Cupertino, CA (US)
Assigned to Skydio, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US)
Filed by Skydio, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 21, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/581,290.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/294,148, filed on Dec. 28, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/255,566, filed on Oct. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/222,768, filed on Jul. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0013552 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/6551 (2014.01); B60H 1/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64F 1/36 (2017.01); B64U 70/50 (2023.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/613 (2014.01); H01M 10/617 (2014.01); H01M 10/625 (2014.01); H01M 10/63 (2014.01); H01M 10/653 (2014.01); H01M 10/6556 (2014.01); H01M 10/6566 (2014.01); H01M 10/6572 (2014.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01)
CPC B64U 70/50 (2023.01) [B60H 1/00257 (2013.01); B60H 1/00278 (2013.01); B60H 1/00478 (2013.01); B60L 53/00 (2019.02); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64F 1/362 (2013.01); B64U 70/95 (2023.01); B64U 80/10 (2023.01); H01M 10/443 (2013.01); H01M 10/613 (2015.04); H01M 10/617 (2015.04); H01M 10/625 (2015.04); H01M 10/63 (2015.04); H01M 10/653 (2015.04); H01M 10/6551 (2015.04); H01M 10/6556 (2015.04); H01M 10/6566 (2015.04); H01M 10/6572 (2015.04); B60L 2200/10 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); B64U 70/80 (2023.01); B64U 80/70 (2023.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
 
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) comprising:
a power source including:
one or more power cells;
one or more thermal transfer members thermally connected to the one or more power cells, wherein the one or more power cells and the one or more thermal transfer members correspond in number; and
a heat exchanger thermally connected to the one or more thermal transfer members such that the one or more thermal transfer members extend between the one or more power cells and the heat exchanger, whereby the one or more thermal transfer members and the heat exchanger facilitate a transfer of thermal energy between the power source and ambient air to decrease or increase temperature of the power source.