Is a
Patent attributes
Patent Applicant
Current Assignee
Patent Jurisdiction
Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Dominic Timothy Shiosaki0
Louis LeRoi LeGrand, III0
Gur Kimchi0
Ricky Dean Welsh0
Date of Patent
December 31, 2019
0Patent Application Number
154351210
Date Filed
February 16, 2017
0Patent Citations Received
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
Described is an apparatus and method of an aerial vehicle, such as an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) that can operate in either a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) orientation or a horizontal flight orientation. The aerial vehicle includes a plurality of propulsion mechanisms that enable the aerial vehicle to move in any of the six degrees of freedom (surge, sway, heave, pitch, yaw, and roll) when in the VTOL orientation. The aerial vehicle also includes a ring wing that surrounds the propulsion mechanisms and provides lift to the aerial vehicle when the aerial vehicle is operating in the horizontal flight orientation.
Timeline
No Timeline data yet.
Further Resources
No Further Resources data yet.