US 12,451,550 B2
Payload container with power supply for unmanned systems
Julio Gil, Veldhoven (NL); Jeff Luckett, Louisville, KY (US); Julian Bell, Decatur, GA (US); and Jared Nauert, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/712,451.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/237,392, filed on Aug. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/171,336, filed on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0320669 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 50/249 (2021.01); B64C 25/34 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); B64D 9/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/32 (2006.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 50/39 (2023.01); B64U 60/00 (2023.01); B64U 101/60 (2023.01); B64U 101/64 (2023.01); B65G 51/26 (2006.01); F15B 15/20 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 50/249 (2021.01) [B64C 25/34 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); B64D 9/00 (2013.01); B64F 1/32 (2013.01); B64U 10/13 (2023.01); B64U 50/39 (2023.01); B64U 60/00 (2023.01); B65G 51/26 (2013.01); F15B 15/20 (2013.01); B64U 30/20 (2023.01); B64U 2101/60 (2023.01); B64U 2101/64 (2023.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A case for carrying loads by an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), the case comprising:
a first end comprising a first cap and a first opening;
a second end comprising a second cap and a second opening; and
a battery pack that, when the case is secured to the UAV, is configured to provide a power source for the UAV, wherein each of the first cap and the second cap comprises at least one metal connector for delivering power to the UAV, and the battery pack is wrapped around at least a portion of the case.