Patent ID: 11905002
Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. The method of claim 1 wherein said aerial vehicle further comprises:
a right side wingtip rotor assembly, said right side wingtip rotor assembly comprising a propeller and a motor, wherein said right side wingtip rotor assembly is attached to the outboard tip of said right side wing; and
a left side wingtip rotor assembly, said left side wingtip rotor assembly comprising a propeller and a motor, wherein said left side wingtip rotor assembly is attached to the outboard tip of said left side wing,
wherein said right side wingtip rotor assembly is attached to said right wingtip by a deployment mechanism adapted to deploy said right side wingtip rotor assembly from a forward facing horizontal flight configuration to a vertical take-off configuration, and wherein said left side wingtip rotor assembly is attached to said left wingtip by a deployment mechanism adapted to deploy said left side wingtip rotor assembly from a forward facing horizontal flight configuration to a vertical take-off configuration.