ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,633, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Wing Aviation LLC (Palo Alto, Calif.).
"Multistage suspension for UAV landing gear" was invented by Ray Leung (Fremont, Calif.), Elizabeth Marshman (San Francisco) and Adem Rudin (Mountain View, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A landing gear assembly for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a shock tower, a pair of leg members, and suspension assemblies. The shock tower is adapted to mount to a frame of a fuselage of the UAV and includes upper and lower end mounts. The leg members are adapted to extend out from opposing sides of the lower end mounts. The leg members are flexible an...