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USOO949.3235B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,493.235 B2 Zhou et al. (45) Date of Patent: Nov. 15, 2016 (54) AMPHIBIOUS VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND (58) Field of Classification Search LANDING UNMANNED DEVICE CPC ................. B64C 29/0033; B64C 35/00; B64C 35/008; B64C 2201/088: B60F 3/0061; (71) Applicants: Dylan T X Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US); B6OF 5/02 Andrew H B Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US); See application file for complete search history. Tiger T G Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US) (72) Inventors: Dylan T X Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US); (56) References Cited Andrew H B Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US); Tiger T G Zhou, Tiburon, CA (US) U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this 2.989,269 A * 6/1961 Le Bel ................ B64C 99. patent is extended or adjusted under 35 3,029,042 A 4, 1962 Martin ...................... B6OF 3.00 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. 180,119 (21) Appl. No.: 14/940,379 (Continued) (22) Filed: Nov. 13, 2015 Primary Examiner — Joseph W. Sanderson (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Georgiy L. Khayet (65) Prior Publication Data Related U.S. Application Data An amphibious vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) (63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 13/875.311, unmanned device includes a modular and expandable water filed on May 2, 2013, now abandoned, and a proof body. An outer body shell, at least one wing, and a (Continued) door are connected to the modular and expandable water proof body. A propulsion system of the amphibious VTOL (51) Int. Cl. unmanned device includes a pplurality y of motors and proppropel B64C35/00 (2006.01) lers and a propeller protection system. The amphibious B6OF 5/02 (2006.01) VTOL unmanned device further includes a battery, a charg Continued ing station for batteries, an onboard electricity generator a (Continued) power distribution board, an electrical power storage device, (52) is: C. B64C35/008 (2013.01); B60F 3/0007 and an electrical machine electrically connected to the electrical power storage device. The amphibious VTOL (2013.01); B60F 3/0061 (2013.01); B60F 5/02 unmanned device is further equipped with a landing system, (2013.01); B63G 8/001 (2013.01); B63G 8/16 an onboard air compressor, an onboard electrolysis system, (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01); B64C a cooling device, vision aiding and orientative lights, an 39/024 (2013.01); G0IS 19/39 (2013.01); apparatus for internally housing a cargo, and a manually or G05D I/0088 (2013.01); G05D I/042 automatically deployable parachute. (2013.01); G05D I/048 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3274 (2013.01); (Continued) 15 Claims, 22 Drawing Sheets top US 9,493.235 B2 Page 2 Related U.S. Application Data (52) U.S. C. continuation-in-part of application No. 13/620,775, CPC .............. G06O 20/367 (2013.01); G08G 3/02 filed on Sep. 15, 2012, now abandoned, and a con (2013.01); G08G 5/045 (2013.01); H04N tinuation-in-part of application No. 13/661.207, filed 5/23238 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); on Oct. 26, 2012, now abandoned, and a continu H04N 7/181 (2013.01); B63G 2008/004 ation-in-part of application No. 13/760,214, filed on (2013.01); B64C 2201/021 (2013.01); B64C Feb. 6, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,016,565, and a contin 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/042 uation-in-part of application No. 13/973,146, filed on (2013.01); B64C 220.1/066 (2013.01); B64C Aug. 22, 2013, now Pat. No. 9,153,074, and a con 220.1/102 (2013.01); B64C 220.1/108 tinuation-in-part of application No. 13/646,706, filed (2013.01); B64C 220 1/127 (2013.01); B64C on Oct. 7, 2012, and a continuation-in-part of appli 220 1/141 (2013.01); B64C 220 1/162 cation No. 13/287,279, filed on Nov. 2, 2011, now (2013.01); B64C 220 1/165 (2013.01) abandoned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 13/185,491, filed on Jul. 18, 2011, now Pat. No. (56) References Cited 9.367,841, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 14/165.826, filed on Jan. 28, 2014, now aban U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS doned, and a continuation-in-part of application No. 4.579.297 A * 4/1986 Ayoola ...................... B6OF 3.00 14/285,659, filed on May 23, 2014, now abandoned, 244/106 and a continuation-in-part of application No. 14/458, 5,645,250 A * 7/1997 Gevers ...................... B64C 1.00 791, filed on Aug. 13, 2014, now Pat. No. 9,098,190, 244,101 and a continuation-in-part of application No. 14/695, 6,138,943 A * 10/2000 Huang ...................... B6OF 5/02 244f1725 256, filed on Apr. 24, 2015, now Pat. No. 9,100.493, 7,472,863 B2 * 1/2009 Pak ........................ A63H 27.14 and a continuation-in-part of application No. 14/815, 244, 12.5 988, filed on Aug. 1, 2015, now Pat. No. 9,342,829, 7,874,513 B1* 1/2011 Smith ................. B64C 29/0033 which is a continuation-in-part of application No. 244f12.4 12/749,412, filed on Mar. 29, 2010, now abandoned, 7.959,104 B2 * 6/2011 Kuntz .................... A63H 17.00 and a continuation-in-part of application No. 14/034, 244/2 8,827,200 B2 * 9/2014 Radu ......................... B6OF 5/02 509, filed on Sep. 23, 2013, application No. 14/940, 244/2 379, which is a continuation-in-part of application 9,045,226 B2 * 6/2015 Piasecki ................. GO5D 1 102 No. 14/817,341, filed on Aug. 4, 2015, now Pat. No. 9,085.355 B2* 7/2015 DeLorean ........... B64C 29.0033 9,208,505, said application No. 14/034.509 is a con 2002/012.5367 A1* 9/2002 Killingsworth ........... B6OF 3.00 tinuation-in-part of application No. 10/677,098, filed 244, 17.11 2002/0195518 A1* 12/2002 Killingsworth ........... B6OF 3.00 on Sep. 30, 2003, now Pat. No. 7,702,739. 244f7 A (60) Provisional application No. 60/415,546, filed on Oct. 2005/0236520 A1* 10, 2005 Wukowitz ................ B64C 5/02 1, 2002. 244/105 2006, OO1693.0 A1* 1 2006 Pak ........................ A63H 27.14 Int. C. 244f12.4 (51) 2008/0048065 A1 2/2008 Kuntz .................... A63H 17.00 B64C 29/00 (2006.01) 244f1723 B64C39/02 (2006.01) 2010/0181414 A1* 7/2010 Lopez, Jr. ........... B64C 29/0033 G05D L/04 (2006.01) 244f12.4 B60F 3/00 (2006.01) 2011/0042507 A1* 2/2011 Seiford, Sr. ............... B6OF 5/02 G05D I/O (2006.01) 244/2 B63G 8/00 (2006.01) 2011/031580.6 A1* 12/2011 Piasecki ................. GO5D 1 102 244/2 GOIS 19/39 (2010.01) 2013/0026303 A1* 1/2013 Wang ........................ B64C3,54 G08G 3/02 (2006.01) 244f7 R G08G 5/04 (2006.01) 2013/0026304 A1* 1/2013 Wang .................. B64C 29/0033 H04N 7/8 (2006.01) 244f7 R H04N 5/232 (2006.01) 2013/0068876 A1 3/2013 Radu ......................... B6OF 5/02 H04N 5/265 (2006.01) 244/2 B63G 8/16 (2006.01) 2014/015881.6 A1* 6/2014 DeLorean ........... B64C 29/0033 G06O 20/32 (2012.01) 244f12.4 G06O 20/36 (2012.01) * cited by examiner U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 1 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 FIG. 1 U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 2 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 200P FIG. 2 U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 3 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 300 **** FIG. 3 U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 4 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 400P FIG. 4 U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet S of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 ?: U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 6 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 FIG. 6 U.S. Patent Nov. 15, 2016 Sheet 7 of 22 US 9,493.235 B2 7. 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