Vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle
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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