Patents Assigned to AERONEXT INC.
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Patent number: 12534201Abstract: A moving body that can be transported in a state to stabilize the posture of the transport object, without affecting the transport object due to the inclination of the moving body when moving forward. A moving body comprising a holding mechanism that has a rotation unit that rotates in the pitch direction, and approximately horizontally holds an object to be transported from the side near the center of gravity of a transport unit capable of storage or above the center of gravity. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism has a uniaxial rotation unit that rotates only in the pitch direction. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by active control. Alternatively, the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by passive control.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2024Date of Patent: January 27, 2026Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12503226Abstract: An aircraft that can improve cruising speed by making the body shape of the airframe (especially, multicopter) into a shape that has less unnecessary positive lift force by the main body and less drag in the cruising posture of the airframe. An aircraft equipped with a plurality of rotary blades including a propeller and a motor, wherein the aircraft comprises a main body with an inverted airfoil shape. The main body has an attack angle that does not generate a lift force or produces a negative lift force during cruising. The main body has a positive attack angle of 12 degrees or less. Further, it is provided with a mounting unit on which a mounted object can be mounted. The mounting unit is connected to the main body via the connection unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: December 23, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12473071Abstract: To stabilize a frame of a flight body, a frame assembly for a flying body includes a first frame member extending in at least two parallel and first directions, a second frame member extending in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction, and a fixing member fixed to each of the first and second frame members, wherein at least one of the fixing members has an opening.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 18, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12434816Abstract: The invention is a flying object equipped with a loading part holding a delivery payload, and the loading part or the delivery payload is attached to an airframe so that the loading part or the delivery payload is tilted backward in the forward and backward direction in a landing state or hovering state. The loading part or delivery payload is attached to the airframe so that the loading part or delivery payload is substantially horizontal during cruising.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: October 7, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventors: Yoichi Suzuki, Narumi Watanabe, Takuya Hori
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Patent number: 12428176Abstract: A flight vehicle capable of improving the accuracy of the arrival position of baggage. The flight vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a mounting unit that holds a mounted object, holds the mounting unit via a string member, and has a moving means including a rotor blade provided between the upper end and the lower end of the mounting unit, when the mounting unit is viewed from the side.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2024Date of Patent: September 30, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12404016Abstract: To provide an aircraft having improved efficiency and flexibility of the airframe configuration when installing a functional part in the airframe, and a power unit having a configuration for the improved efficiency and flexibility. To provide an aircraft, comprising: a power unit having a first space open at least one of its upper or lower surface; a propeller having a first through-space and connected to the power unit; and a functional part having a predetermined function and located at least partially in an internal space formed by the first space and the first through-space.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 2, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12378012Abstract: According to this invention, an aerial vehicle can be provided that reduces the effect of wind in a given direction striking its frame during flight of the aerial vehicle, thereby improving fuel consumption and stability. The aerial vehicle of this invention is equipped with a flight part including a frame to which a plurality of rotor blades including at least a propeller and a motor are connected, wherein the frame includes a right frame and a left frame extending side by side in the front-rear direction of the aerial vehicle, and at least one of the right frame and the left frame has a substantially wing-shaped portion with a leading edge located outside the aerial vehicle and a trailing edge located inside the aerial vehicle relative to a vertical center line in the frame. The substantially wing-shaped shape is a symmetrical wing shape.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12377977Abstract: A manned aircraft that enables an efficient and safe transition from hovering to leveled flight. The aircraft according to the present disclosure includes, a flight part provided with a blade part and a thrust generating part provided on the blade part, an airframe part supporting the flight part, and a boarding part that can be displaced independently from the airframe part Through such configuration, it is possible to transition safely from hovering to leveled flight.Type: GrantFiled: January 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12378015Abstract: A flight vehicle with a more basic structure and safety measures according to the invention comprises a main body part; a propulsion part provided with one or more propulsion means; a connection part connecting the main body part and the propulsion part in a displaceable manner within a predetermined range; and a wing part provided on at least one of the main body part or the propulsion part. With such a configuration, a flight vehicle with a more basic structure and safety measures can be provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 5, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12358658Abstract: The operational efficiency of a rotorcraft in cruising. The rotary wing aircraft, according to the present disclosure, has a main body and a plurality of motors provided in the main body for rotating each of the rotors, which are parallel to a reference plane. When the main body is inclined with respect to one direction of travel and flying in the direction of travel, the rotational speed of each of the plurality of motors is approximately the same.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 15, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12286250Abstract: A flying vehicle with a flight part connected to a plurality of rotor wing parts and a main wing, wherein the main wing is configured such that the lift produced by the main wing during landing is reduced compared to the lift produced by the main wing during cruising. Furthermore, the main wing is fixed at a forward tilt with respect to the flight part. Furthermore, the rotor wing is connected at an angle that produces propulsion and lift during cruise. Furthermore, the rotor blades are connected at an angle that generates propulsive force during cruise.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 29, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12246828Abstract: An aerial vehicle having more basic structure and safety measures. The aerial vehicle according to the present invention includes a thrust unit having a plurality of rotary vanes for generating thrust, a tail, a fuselage that connects the thrust unit and the tail, a main wing provided in a substantially center of the fuselage, and a control unit for controlling at least the main wing. When the aerial vehicle makes a landing, the control unit controls the main wing so that a part of the main wing becomes a lower end.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2019Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12208897Abstract: A moving body that can be transported in a state to stabilize the posture of the transport object, without affecting the transport object due to the inclination of the moving body when moving forward. A moving body comprising a holding mechanism that has a rotation unit that rotates in the pitch direction, and approximately horizontally holds an object to be transported from the side near the center of gravity of a transport unit capable of storage or above the center of gravity. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism has a uniaxial rotation unit that rotates only in the pitch direction. Further, a moving body wherein the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by active control. Alternatively, the holding mechanism approximately horizontally holds the transport unit by passive control.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12208920Abstract: A landing facility that enables flight vehicles to land safely even in strong winds. The landing system of the invention includes a first area for landing a flight vehicle, a windbreak part having a predetermined height and cover part at least a portion of the perimeter of the first area, and a second area located away from the windbreak part, where the flight vehicle descends to a predetermined flight altitude. The flight altitude is lower than the predetermined height of the windbreak part. The second area is an area selected from a plurality of permitted areas where vertical descent is permitted. A portion of the windbreak part comprises a net.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12195180Abstract: A frame assembly for unmanned aerial vehicle comprising: at least two parallel first frame members, a second frame member orthogonal to the first frame member, and a fixing member fixed to each of the first and second frame members.Type: GrantFiled: February 29, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12162592Abstract: An aircraft that enables an efficient and safe transition from hovering to level-flight. The aircraft according to the present invention includes a lift generating part, a thrust generating part capable of flying and hovering, a connecting part that displaceably connects the lift generating part and the thrust generating part so that the lift generating part can maintain a positive angle of attack with respect to the flying direction at least at the time of ascending. The lift generating part is a wing part having a main surface, and at least at the time of hovering, a propulsion direction by the thrust generating part is along a direction obliquely intersecting the vertical direction. At least at the time of hovering, the propulsion direction and the main surface form an obtuse angle. At least at the time of hovering, the propulsion direction is along the vertical direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12124275Abstract: A drone loaded with a package takes off from a takeoff device and uses a GPS system to fly to a user house that is a delivery destination of the package as the destination. Further, when the drone approaches the user house that is the destination, the flight of the drones is switched from autonomous navigation using the GPS system to remote control performed by a landing device and an in-house control device installed in the user house. The drone lands on the landing device by remote control from the landing device and the in-house control device, separates the package, and then returns to the warehouse using the GPS system and lands on the takeoff device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2023Date of Patent: October 22, 2024Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Youichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12084209Abstract: To provide a rotorcraft capable of improving flight efficiency. The rotorcraft according to the present invention is capable of moving forward along at least a first direction and comprises an arm part, a plurality of motors mounted on the arm part, and a rotary blade mounted on each of the motors. The rotorcraft is configured to have one or more motors one or more front motors located at a front side and one or more rear motors located at a rear side, wherein the output characteristics of a motor included in the front motor and the output characteristics of a motor included in the rear motor are different.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 12017796Abstract: An easy extention of a telescopic rod. The telescopic rod extends in the axial direction by a gas forcibly fed to the inside and is provided with a posture control means.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11926417Abstract: A flight vehicle capable of improving the accuracy of the arrival position of baggage. The flight vehicle according to the present disclosure includes a mounting unit that holds a mounted object, holds the mounting unit via a string member, and has a moving means including a rotor blade provided between the upper end and the lower end of the mounting unit, when the mounting unit is viewed from the side.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: AERONEXT INC.Inventor: Yoichi Suzuki