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Inflatable packaging for use with UAV

  • US 10,131,428 B1
  • Filed: 02/18/2016
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An inflatable package enclosure for use on an aerial vehicle, the inflatable package enclosure comprising:

  • an inflatable exterior chamber;

    an inner cavity positioned within the inflatable exterior chamber; and

    an inflation valve positioned on the inflatable exterior chamber;

    wherein when the inflatable exterior chamber is inflated and when a package is positioned in the inner cavity, inner surfaces of the inflatable exterior chamber conform to outer surfaces of the package to secure the package within the inflatable exterior chamber;

    wherein air is capable of being channeled through an air duct in the aerial vehicle when the inflatable package enclosure is secured to the aerial vehicle, as the aerial vehicle moves through the air; and

    wherein the air duct is in communication with the inflation valve as the aerial vehicle moves through the air to provide active pressurization of the inflatable exterior chamber.

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