Patents by Inventor Derek X. MA

Derek X. MA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20240166350
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery mounted to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container mounted to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas RAPTOPOULOS, Ido BARUCHIN, Christopher Winson HINKLE, Derek X. MA, James Standish O'SULLIVAN
  • Methods and systems for transportation using unmanned aerial vehicles
    Patent number: 11820507
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery mounted to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container mounted to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Matternet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Raptopoulos, Ido Baruchin, Christopher Winson Hinkle, Derek X. Ma, James Standish O'Sullivan
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20220073204
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery mounted to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container mounted to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicant: Matternet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas RAPTOPOULOS, Ido BARUCHIN, Christopher Winson HINKLE, Derek X. MA, James Standish O'SULLIVAN
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20200239138
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery mounted to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container mounted to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: Matternet, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas RAPTOPOULOS, Ido BARUCHIN, Christopher Winson HINKLE, Derek X. MA, James Standish O'SULLIVAN
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORTATION USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170129603
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for transporting a payload is provided. The UAV comprises a body and one or more propellers rotatably connected to the body. The UAV further comprises a battery mounted to the body. The battery is releasable from the bottom of the UAV. The UAV further comprises a payload container mounted to the body. The payload container is releasable from the bottom of the UAV to a landing platform associated with a UAV station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Andreas RAPTOPOULOS, Ido BARUCHIN, Christopher Winson HINKLE, Derek X. MA, James Standish O'SULLIVAN