MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517066894 A) filed by Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, U.S.A., on July 14, for 'combination payload retrieval and package pickup apparatus for use with a uav.'
Inventor(s) include Marshman, Elizabeth; Lauckner, Mathis; and Prager, Andre.
The application for the patent was published on July 25, under issue no. 30/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A combination payload retrieval and package pickup apparatus having a base, an autoloader assembly mounted to the base including a payload holder configured to hold a payload for retrieval by a UAV, a channel coupled to the payload holder and configured to direct a payload coupling apparatus to the payload holder, a package receptacle housing having package receptacles configured to house a package to be picked up, wherein each of the package receptacles includes a locking feature to secure a package to be picked up in the package receptacle, wherein the locking feature is configured to be unlocked upon receipt of a first access code to allow access to an interior of the package receptacle to allow a package to be placed into, or removed from, the package receptacle."
The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 30, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/086407.
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