104 patents
Utility
System and method for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing aircraft
16 Jan 24
A computing system for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can be configured to receive aircraft data, passenger data, or environment data associated with a VTOL aircraft and determine a landing pad location within a landing facility based on the aircraft data, passenger data, and/or environment data.
Jon David Petersen, Ian Villa, John Conway Badalamenti
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Electric motor for aircraft propulsion
16 Jan 24
An electric motor comprises a rotor and a stator having a yoke.
Jonathan Wagner, Scott MacAfee, Hans Leuthold, Jeff Cortes, Martin van der Geest
Filed: 17 Dec 21
Utility
Vtol M-wing Configuration
11 Jan 24
A vertical landing and take-off aircraft VTOL transitions from a vertical takeoff state to a cruise state where the vertical takeoff state uses propellers to generate lift and the cruise state uses wings to generate lift.
Mark MOORE, John Conway BADALAMENTI, Ian Andreas VILLA, Adam Shaw WARMOTH, David Lane JOSEPHSON
Filed: 7 Feb 23
Utility
Aerodynamically efficient lightweight vertical take-off and landing aircraft
9 Jan 24
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using mounted thrust producing elements.
JoeBen Bevirt, Alex Stoll
Filed: 2 May 22
Utility
Distributed weight measurement using integrated load cells
9 Jan 24
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for planning a multimodal itinerary.
Ian Andreas Villa, Philipp Haban
Filed: 22 Jun 22
Utility
High Efficiency Hydrogen Fueled High Altitude Thermodynamic Fuel Cell System And Aircraft Using Same
14 Dec 23
A high efficiency hydrogen fuel system for an aircraft at high altitude which utilizes compressors to compress air to a sufficiently high pressure for the fuel cell.
Gregor Veble Mikic, JoeBen Bevirt, Robert Gulliver Lynn, Alex Stoll
Filed: 13 Jul 23
Utility
Aircraft Control with Scheduled Angle of Attack
7 Dec 23
A method for controlling an aircraft includes accessing input data indicative of at least airspeed of the aircraft and determining trim values based at least in part on the input data.
Alex Stoll, Gregor Veble Mikic
Filed: 18 Apr 23
Utility
Dynamic Vertiport Configuration
30 Nov 23
A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame.
Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
Filed: 22 May 23
Utility
Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft with Deployable Rotors
30 Nov 23
An aerial vehicle adapted for vertical takeoff and landing using a set of wing mounted thrust producing elements for takeoff and landing.
JOEBEN BEVIRT, ALEX STOLL
Filed: 17 Jan 23
Utility
Electric power system architecture and fault tolerant VTOL aircraft using same
28 Nov 23
A power system with a reliability enhancing battery architecture for electric motors adapted for use in an aerial vehicle.
JoeBen Bevirt, Alex Stoll, Martin van der Geest, Scott MacAfee, Jason Ryan
Filed: 31 May 19
Utility
Multi-Modal Transportation Service Planning and Fulfillment
23 Nov 23
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for real-time planning and fulfillment of multi-modal transportation services in a multi-modal ride sharing network.
Kevin Tian, Adam Warmoth, Raphael Max Lurie, Hasrat Godil, Nikhil Goel
Filed: 2 Feb 23
Utility
Method For Controlling Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft Using Different Propeller Blade Angle Of Attack Ranges For Different Flight Modes
16 Nov 23
A method for the control of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft which reduces the acoustic profile of the rotary airfoil in hover for VTOL applications.
Gregor Veble Mikic, JoeBen Bevirt, Jeremy Bain, Alex Stoll
Filed: 30 Jan 23
Utility
VTOL Aircraft
16 Nov 23
The aircraft can include: an airframe, a tilt mechanism, a payload housing, and can optionally include an impact attenuator, a set of ground support members (e.g., struts), a set of power sources, and a set of control elements.
Gregor Veble Mikic, Alex Stoll, JoeBen Bevirt
Filed: 28 Jul 23
Utility
System And Method For Airspeed Determination
9 Nov 23
A method for determining airspeed of an aircraft that includes determining a rotor model relating a power coefficient of a propeller of the aircraft to an axial inflow velocity through the propeller as a function of a set of rotor operating parameters; determining the set of rotor operating parameters by sampling an electronic control signal associated with an electric motor actuating the propeller; computing the axial inflow velocity through the propeller based on the set of rotor operating parameters using the rotor model; and determining the airspeed based on the axial inflow velocity.
Gregor Veble Mikic, Jason Ryan, JoeBen Bevirt
Filed: 26 Feb 23
Utility
Dynamic Energy Absorbing Seat
2 Nov 23
Embodiments relate to dynamic stroking seats for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Jacek Kawecki, Ian Andreas Villa, Philipp Haban
Filed: 2 May 23
Utility
Realtime Flight Simulation Using Method And System For Modeling Aerodynamic Interactions In Complex eVTOL Configurations
2 Nov 23
A method and system for modeling aerodynamic interactions in complex eVTOL configurations for realtime flight simulations and hardware testing which includes decomposing the aircraft into aerodynamic subcomponents, wherein the interactions between these components are handled by flow simulations of the surrounding fluid, which may be Euler flow CFD simulations.
Gregor Veble Mikic, JoeBen Bevirt, Alex Stoll, Jeremy Bain
Filed: 23 Jun 23
Utility
Systems and Methods for Generating Flight Plans Used by a Ride Sharing Network
2 Nov 23
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for systems and methods for generating potential flight plans to be used by a ride sharing network, including dynamic and/or automated changes to flight plans that have been engaged with passengers based on real-time information.
Eric Richard Mueller, Bogu Wei, Igor Dolgov, Raphael Max Lurie, Adam Warmoth, Kellen Christopher Mollahan, Karl Weston Schulz
Filed: 24 Feb 23
Utility
Routing based on aerial vehicle characteristics
31 Oct 23
Aerial vehicles are assigned to routes within a transportation network based on a state of charge, state of power, and/or state of health for the aerial vehicle.
Adam Thomas Chase, Ian Andreas Villa, Luke Asher Wilhelm, Jon Petersen, Robert Alan McDonald, Mark Douglass Moore, Celina Mikolajczak
Filed: 5 Jun 20
Utility
Vehicle cabin thermal management system and method
24 Oct 23
The system can include an on-board thermal management subsystem.
Robert Lynn, Ernest Villanueva, Nathaniel Martin, Joeben Bevirt, Jonathan Wagner, Kevin Witt, Brian Uznanski, Austin Newman
Filed: 10 Dec 21
Utility
Method For Controlling Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft Using Different Propeller Blade Angle Of Attack Ranges For Different Flight Modes
12 Oct 23
A method for the control of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft which reduces the acoustic profile of the rotary airfoil in hover for VTOL applications.
Gregor Veble Mikic, JoeBen Bevirt, Jeremy Bain, Alex Stoll
Filed: 14 Mar 23