EP3455130A4 - Passenger carrying unmanned aerial vehicle powered by a hybrid generator system - Google Patents

Passenger carrying unmanned aerial vehicle powered by a hybrid generator system Download PDF

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Publication number: EP3455130A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: aerial vehicle; unmanned aerial; generator system; passenger carrying; vehicle powered
Prior art date: 2016-05-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

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EP17796970.6A

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German (de)

French (fr)

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EP3455130A1 (en

Inventor

Long N. Phan

Samir Nayfeh

Eli M. Davis

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Top Flight Technologies Inc

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Top Flight Technologies Inc

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2016-05-13

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2017-05-12

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2020-03-18

2017-05-12 Application filed by Top Flight Technologies Inc filed Critical Top Flight Technologies Inc

2019-03-20 Publication of EP3455130A1 publication Critical patent/EP3455130A1/en

2020-03-18 Publication of EP3455130A4 publication Critical patent/EP3455130A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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- B64C29/0008—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded
- B64C29/0016—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers
- B64C29/0025—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by free or ducted propellers or by blowers the propellers being fixed relative to the fuselage
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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- B64D27/00—Arrangement or mounting of power plants in aircraft; Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
- B64D27/02—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants
- B64D27/026—Aircraft characterised by the type or position of power plants comprising different types of power plants, e.g. combination of a piston engine and a gas-turbine
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- B64U50/34—In-flight charging
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- B64U10/10—Rotorcrafts
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- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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- Y02T50/60—Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft

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EP17796970.6A 2016-05-13 2017-05-12 Passenger carrying unmanned aerial vehicle powered by a hybrid generator system Withdrawn EP3455130A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US201662335938P	2016-05-13	2016-05-13
US201662339284P	2016-05-20	2016-05-20
US201762458163P	2017-02-13	2017-02-13
PCT/US2017/032493 WO2017197316A1 (en)	2016-05-13	2017-05-12	Passenger carrying unmanned aerial vehicle powered by a hybrid generator system

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EP3455130A1 EP3455130A1 (en)	2019-03-20
EP3455130A4 true EP3455130A4 (en)	2020-03-18

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JP (1)	JP2019516611A (en)
WO (1)	WO2017197316A1 (en)

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