Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
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Description
The broken lines in the drawings represent seam lines of the vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle that form no part of the claimed design: all other broken lines are for environmental purposes and form no part of the claim.
Claims
The design for a VTOL UAV, as shown and described.
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Patent History
Patent number: D856897
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 2019
Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D (Leuven)
Inventors: Bart Theys (Leuven), Stijn Debecker (Westerlo), Joris De Schutter (Boom)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J Cash
Application Number: 29/629,835
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 15, 2017
Date of Patent: Aug 20, 2019
Assignee: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.U.Leuven R&D (Leuven)
Inventors: Bart Theys (Leuven), Stijn Debecker (Westerlo), Joris De Schutter (Boom)
Primary Examiner: Marissa J Cash
Application Number: 29/629,835
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