MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517065877 A) filed by Wing Aviation Llc, Palo Alto, U.S.A., on July 10, for 'payload retrieval apparatus with internal unlocking feature and security features for use with a uav.'
Inventor(s) include Marshman, Elizabeth; Lewin, Jasper Lee; and Qiu, Ivan.
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 payload retrieval 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 configured to direct a payload retriever suspended from the UAV to the payload holder, and a locking feature configured to lock access to the payload on the pay load holder that includes has a movable end that extends through a wall of the channel into an interior of the channel, wherein when the payload retriever contacts the movable end of the locking member, the movable end moves outwardly thereby unlocking the pay load on the payload holder, wherein the payload holder is positioned such that when the payload retriever exits the channel, the pay load retriever engages a handle of the pay load and removes the payload from the payload holder."
The patent application was internationally filed on Dec. 29, 2023, under International application No.PCT/US2023/086400.
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