Patents Assigned to Zee.Aero Inc.
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Patent number: 9475232Abstract: A vibration isolating apparatus damps and isolates vibration generated by an ultrasonic welding machine during ultrasonic welding of components. The vibration isolating apparatus prevents vibration propagation into components and system assemblies that are not intended to be welded thereby preventing unwanted damage to the components and system assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventors: John Melack, Thomas Paul Muniz, Colin Charles Brey
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Patent number: 9284962Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes rotors that provide vertical and horizontal thrust. During forward motion, the vertical lift system is inactive. A lift fan mechanism positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a collapsed configuration when the vertical lift system is inactive and positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a deployed configuration when the vertical lift system is active.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey A. Long, Rodin Lyasoff
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Patent number: 9242738Abstract: A safe, quiet, easy to control, efficient, and compact aircraft configuration is enabled through the combination of multiple vertical lift rotors, tandem wings, and forward thrust propellers. The vertical lift rotors, in combination with a front and rear wing, permits a balancing of the center of lift with the center of gravity for both vertical and horizontal flight. This wing and multiple rotor system has the ability to tolerate a relatively large variation of the payload weight for hover, transition, or cruise flight while also providing vertical thrust redundancy. The propulsion system uses multiple lift rotors and forward thrust propellers of a small enough size to be shielded from potential blade strike and provide increased perceived and real safety to the passengers. Using multiple independent rotors provides redundancy and the elimination of single point failure modes that can make the vehicle non-operable in flight.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Ilan Kroo
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Patent number: 9115774Abstract: A mechanical mechanism is used to prevent a rotor of an aircraft from rotating when the rotor is not in use. The mechanical mechanism disengages when the speed of the rotor exceeds a speed threshold and the mechanism reengages when the speed of the rotor is below the speed threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Geoffrey A. Long
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Publication number: 20150132104Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft includes rotors that provide vertical and horizontal thrust. During forward motion, the vertical lift system is inactive. A lift fan mechanism positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a collapsed configuration when the vertical lift system is inactive and positions the fan blades of the aircraft in a deployed configuration when the vertical lift system is active.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: ZEE.AERO INC.Inventor: Zee.Aero Inc.
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Patent number: 8993145Abstract: A cell undergoing a thermal runaway process is characterized by high local temperatures at the cell. Thermal insulator prevents the high temperatures from dissipating to nearby cells such that thermal runaway is triggered in the nearby cells. In addition, thermal conductors are provided that form conduction paths that draw heat from a cell undergoing thermal runaway and distribute the heat to other cells in manner that thermal runaway is not triggered in cells that are near the failing cell. If sufficient heat is drawn away from a failing cell, temperatures of the cells surrounding the failed cell can remain low enough to prevent the surrounding cells from undergoing the thermal runaway process.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Thomas P. Muniz
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Publication number: 20140318907Abstract: A mechanical mechanism is used to prevent a rotor of an aircraft from rotating when the rotor is not in use. The mechanical mechanism disengages when the speed of the rotor exceeds a speed threshold and the mechanism reengages when the speed of the rotor is below the speed threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Geoffrey A. Long
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Patent number: 8602942Abstract: A mechanical mechanism is used to prevent a rotor of an aircraft from rotating when the rotor is not in use. The mechanical mechanism disengages when the speed of the rotor exceeds a speed threshold and the mechanism reengages when the speed of the rotor is below the speed threshold.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Geoffrey A. Long
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Publication number: 20130311008Abstract: A safe, quiet, easy to control, efficient, and compact aircraft configuration is enabled through the combination of multiple vertical lift rotors, tandem wings, and forward thrust propellers. The vertical lift rotors, in combination with a front and rear wing, permits a balancing of the center of lift with the center of gravity for both vertical and horizontal flight. This wing and multiple rotor system has the ability to tolerate a relatively large variation of the payload weight for hover, transition, or cruise flight while also providing vertical thrust redundancy. The propulsion system uses multiple lift rotors and forward thrust propellers of a small enough size to be shielded from potential blade strike and provide increased perceived and real safety to the passengers. Using multiple independent rotors provides redundancy and the elimination of single point failure modes that can make the vehicle non-operable in flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Ilan Kroo
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Publication number: 20130214086Abstract: A safe, quiet, easy to control, efficient, and compact aircraft configuration is enabled through the combination of multiple vertical lift rotors, tandem wings, and forward thrust propellers. The vertical lift rotors, in combination with a front and rear wing, permits a balancing of the center of lift with the center of gravity for both vertical and horizontal flight. This wing and multiple rotor system has the ability to tolerate a relatively large variation of the payload weight for hover, transition, or cruise flight while also providing vertical thrust redundancy. The propulsion system uses multiple lift rotors and forward thrust propellers of a small enough size to be shielded from potential blade strike and provide increased perceived and real safety to the passengers. Using multiple independent rotors provides redundancy and the elimination of single point failure modes that can make the vehicle non-operable in flight.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2013Publication date: August 22, 2013Applicant: ZEE.AERO INC.Inventor: ZEE.AERO INC.
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Patent number: 8485464Abstract: A safe, quiet, easy to control, efficient, and compact aircraft configuration is enabled through the combination of multiple vertical lift rotors, tandem wings, and forward thrust propellers. The vertical lift rotors, in combination with a front and rear wing, permits a balancing of the center of lift with the center of gravity for both vertical and horizontal flight. This wing and multiple rotor system has the ability to tolerate a relatively large variation of the payload weight for hover, transition, or cruise flight while also providing vertical thrust redundancy. The propulsion system uses multiple lift rotors and forward thrust propellers of a small enough size to be shielded from potential blade strike and provide increased perceived and real safety to the passengers. Using multiple independent rotors provides redundancy and the elimination of single point failure modes that can make the vehicle non-operable in flight.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2012Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Ilan Kroo
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Publication number: 20130118856Abstract: A mechanical mechanism is used to prevent a rotor of an aircraft from rotating when the rotor is not in use. The mechanical mechanism disengages when the speed of the rotor exceeds a speed threshold and the mechanism reengages when the speed of the rotor is below the speed threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: ZEE.AERO INC.Inventor: Geoffrey A. Long
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Patent number: 8393564Abstract: A safe, quiet, easy to control, efficient, and compact aircraft configuration is enabled through the combination of multiple vertical lift rotors, tandem wings, and forward thrust propellers. The vertical lift rotors, in combination with a front and rear wing, permits a balancing of the center of lift with the center of gravity for both vertical and horizontal flight. This wing and multiple rotor system has the ability to tolerate a relatively large variation of the payload weight for hover, transition, or cruise flight while also providing vertical thrust redundancy. The propulsion system uses multiple lift rotors and forward thrust propellers of a small enough size to be shielded from potential blade strike and provide increased perceived and real safety to the passengers. Using multiple independent rotors provides redundancy and the elimination of single point failure modes that can make the vehicle non-operable in flight.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2011Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventor: Ilan Kroo
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Patent number: D678169Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2011Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventors: Brendan Kennelly, Eric Allison, Ilan Kroo, Calder Hughes, Geoffrey A. Long, Uri Tzarnotzky
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Patent number: D706705Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2011Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Zee.Aero Inc.Inventors: Geoffrey A. Long, Eric Allison