US Patent 9446845 Foldable and self-deployable aerial vehicle

Patent 9446845 was granted and assigned to École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne on September, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Patent Applicant

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Current Assignee

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9446845

Patent Inventor Names

Ludovic Daler0

Dario Floreano0

Stefano Mintchev0

Date of Patent

September 20, 2016

Patent Application Number

14528024

Date Filed

October 30, 2014

Patent Citations Received

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US Patent 11787537 Hybrid power systems for different modes of flight

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US Patent 12071234 Hybrid power systems for different modes of flight

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US Patent 11655026 Self-enclosed air vehicle

Patent Primary Examiner

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Philip J Bonzell

Patent abstract

An aerial vehicle including self-autonomous deployable arms and methods of deploying the vehicle are disclosed. The arms may include patterns located thereon that allow the arms to transition between wrapped, flat, and deployed configurations autonomously without the need for direct intervention by a user.