Patents by Inventor Brian Boomgaard

Brian Boomgaard 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).

  • Publication number: 20240140629
    Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) delivery system is configured to deliver a payload or package in a rural and/or urban environment. The AV delivery system includes a first autonomous vehicle (AV). The first AV is configured to travel between a payload receiving location and a payload drop location. The AV delivery system further includes a second autonomous vehicle (AV) coupled to the first AV. The second AV is coupled to a payload and configured to travel between the first AV and a designated drop target adjacent to a ground or receiving surface at the payload drop location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Boomgaard, Zoltan Laszlo, Keenan A. Wyrobek
  • Patent number: 11912409
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Zipline International Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Perry, Zoltan Laszlo, Scott Parker, Nathan Goldsberry, Bryan Wade, Keenan Wyrobek, Brian Boomgaard, Zhefei Li, Sven Blaser
  • Publication number: 20240017860
    Abstract: A docking system for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) includes a docking housing that defines a docking compartment, and a docking assembly coupled to the docking housing and configured to suspend the UAV within the docking compartment. The docking assembly may include a guiding feature configured to receive a docking feature of the UAV and direct the UAV toward a first captured position. The docking assembly may further include an advancement assembly operatively coupled with the guiding feature and configured to move the UAV from the first captured position to a second docked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Keenan A. Wyrobek, Brendan D. Wade, Zoltan Laszlo, Brian Boomgaard, Joshua Liu, Gregoire Vandenbussche, Kevin Nalecz, Radhika Gurumurthy
  • Publication number: 20240010336
    Abstract: A delivery device to deliver a product from an aerial location includes a body defining a payload holding region. The delivery device may further include a coupling mechanism configured to couple the body to a primary vehicle. The delivery device may further include a control feature configured to change a flight characteristic of the body. A method for delivering a product may include positioning a first unmanned aerial vehicle within a threshold distance of a delivery location. The method may further include releasing a second unmanned vehicle from the first unmanned aerial vehicle once the first unmanned aerial vehicle is within the threshold distance. The method may further include causing the second unmanned vehicle to reach the delivery location. The method may further include activating a delivery mechanism to release the product from the second unmanned vehicle to deliver the product to the delivery location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Keenan A. Wyrobek, Brendan D. Wade, Tristan Semmelhack, Devin Williams, Gregoire Vandenbussche, Rajan Gill, Brian Boomgaard
  • Publication number: 20210253244
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: ZIPLINE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Paul Perry, Zoltan Laszlo, Scott Parker, Nathan Goldsberry, Bryan Wade, Keenan Wyrobek, Brian Boomgaard, Zhefei Li, Sven Blaser
  • Patent number: 10988253
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Zipline International Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Perry, Zoltan Laszlo, Scott Parker, Nathan Goldsberry, Bryan Wade, Keenan Wyrobek, Brian Boomgaard, Zhefei Li, Sven Blaser
  • Publication number: 20190135403
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Perry, Zoltan Laszlo, Scott Parker, Nathan Goldsberry, Bryan Wade, Keenan Wyrobek, Brian Boomgaard, Zhefei Li, Sven Blaser