Patents
US 12612196 B2: Aerial vehicles with protective members for absorbing shock load during wire strike
- Granted
- 2026-04-28
- Filed
- 2022-08-05 application 18681408
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
This disclosure generally relates to aerial vehicles that may convert from hover-mode to missile-mode flight and back via body tilt for efficient flight and can strike wires such that neither the wires nor the aircraft are damaged, and divergence is prevented. This includes an aerial vehicle having an elongate fuselage having a nose tip, a plurality of engines connected to the fuselage, and at least three protective members connected substantially near the nose tip of the fuselage longitudinally beyond the plurality of engines.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 (ipgb20260428.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas 437 patents | US company or organization | Lawrence, KS | University of Kansas College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald M. Barrett | Lawrence, KS | 20 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | |
| Mason Ross Denneler | Lawrence, KS | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 | ||
| Zachary Schwab | Louisville, KY | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B64U | Unmanned aerial vehicles [uav]; equipment therefor | B64U30/299 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-04-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BARRETT, RONALD M. signed 2021-09-29 DENNELER, MASON ROSS signed 2021-09-30 SCHWAB, ZACHARY signed 2021-10-01 | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KS | 68771/178 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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