METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSITIONING AN AERIAL VEHICLE BETWEEN HOVER FLIGHT AND CROSSWIND FLIGHT

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EP 3 046 835 B8

(12)	CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
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(15)	Correction information:
	Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48)	Corrigendum issued on:
	18.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/38

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	19.06.2019 Bulletin 2019/25

(21)	Application number: 14843632.2

(22)	Date of filing: 15.09.2014

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B64C 31/06^(2006.01)

B64B 1/66^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2014/055697

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2015/039045 (19.03.2015 Gazette 2015/11)

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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSITIONING AN AERIAL VEHICLE BETWEEN HOVER FLIGHT AND CROSSWIND FLIGHT

VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUM ÜBERGANG ZWISCHEN EINEM SCHWEBEFLUG UND EINEM QUERABFLUG FÜR EIN LUFTFAHRZEUG

PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES DE TRANSITION D'UN VÉHICULE AÉRIEN ENTRE VOL STATIONNAIRE ET VOL PAR VENT DE TRAVERS

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

16.09.2013 US 201314028251

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	27.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/30

(73)	Proprietor: Makani Technologies LLC
	Alameda, CA 94501 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHUBB, Erik Christopher Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) LIND, Damon Vander Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)

(74)	Representative: Anderson, Oliver Ben et al
	Venner Shipley LLP 200 Aldersgate London EC1A 4HD London EC1A 4HD (GB)

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