Abstract: A payload apparatus for selectively releasing a payload is disclosed. The payload apparatus may be used to deliver payloads from an aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle. Embodiments of the payload apparatus include a payload container and a matching lid. The payload container may include one or more latches configured to engage the lid, and the lid may include one or more actuators to selectively disengage the one or more latches, thus releasing the payload container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
May 5, 2020
Assignee:
volans-i, Inc
Inventors:
Manuel Lopez, Hannan Parvizian, Peter Staffe, Jaipal Singh Khaira
Abstract: A payload apparatus for selectively releasing a payload is disclosed. The payload apparatus may be used to deliver payloads from an aircraft such as an unmanned aerial vehicle. Embodiments of the payload apparatus include a payload container and a matching lid. The payload container may include one or more latches configured to engage the lid, and the lid may include one or more actuators to selectively disengage the one or more latches, thus releasing the payload container.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 19, 2018
Publication date:
February 20, 2020
Applicant:
volans-i, Inc
Inventors:
Manuel Lopez, Hannan Parvizian, Peter Staffe, Jaipal Singh Khaira