Patent ID: 11964749
Assignee: AEROSTAR INERNATIONAL, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  G | IPC B  F  G

Claim 0:
1. A valve assembly for controlling an altitude of an unmanned aerial vehicle, comprising:
an inlet tube extending between first and second end portions;
a shuttle partially disposed within the inlet tube, wherein the shuttle is configured to be placed in a first position where an outer surface of the shuttle abuts a portion of the inlet tube and a second position where the outer surface of the shuttle is disposed in spaced relation to the inlet tube;
a base plate extending between first and second end portions, the first portion of the base plate defining a cavity therein;
a screw assembly disposed within the cavity of the base plate, wherein a portion of the screw assembly is coupled to a portion of the shuttle; and
a spacer block interposed between the second end portion of the inlet tube and the rust end portion of the base plate, the spacer block configured to maintain the inlet tube and the base plate in spaced relation to one another.