Patents Assigned to The United Statas of America. as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
  • Apparatus and system for UAV release
    Patent number: 11027842
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to releasing smaller unmanned aerial vehicles from larger unmanned aerial vehicles. Apparatus and system embodiments are disclosed for physically retaining and ejecting the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles, including the communication networks associated with the command and control of both the smaller unmanned aerial vehicles and the larger unmanned aerial vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: The United Statas of America. as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Nicholas H. Albrecht, Vincent R. Schuetz, Pavel K. Rybakov, Chase A. York, Scott D. Slaughter, Derek A. Hamel