Methods for landing an unmanned aerial vehicle
US-2017316701-A1 · Nov 2, 2017 · US
Plane tractor
US8935049B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8935049-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113578907-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Publication date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
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A plane tractor that grips a nose gear of a plane is disclosed, which includes: a chassis; wheel modules connected to the chassis, with each wheel module including at least one actuator for inducing a vertical movement of the wheel module in relation to the chassis; a gripping platform for gripping the nose gear of a plane, with the platform together with the chassis having freedom of movement substantially in circular translation; and a damping and actuating means connecting the platform and the chassis.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An airplane tractor having a gripping system for gripping a nose gear of an airplane, the airplane tractor comprising: a chassis; wheel modules connected to the chassis, each of the wheel modules including at least one actuator for inducing a vertical movement of the wheel module in relation to the chassis; a gripping platform for gripping the nose gear of the airplane, the gripping platform having freedom of movement such that the gripping platfor…
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- What does patent US8935049B2 cover?
- A plane tractor that grips a nose gear of a plane is disclosed, which includes: a chassis; wheel modules connected to the chassis, with each wheel module including at least one actuator for inducing a vertical movement of the wheel module in relation to the chassis; a gripping platform for gripping the nose gear of a plane, with the platform together with the chassis having freedom of movement …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Decoux Laurent, Enault Eric, Vermalle Nicholas, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64F1/22. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).