Patents by Inventor Braedon Lohe
Braedon Lohe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240140255Abstract: In an aspect, a system for monitoring a battery system in-flight. The system includes at least a battery pack and a pack monitoring unit (PMU) communicatively connected with a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery packs. The PMU may include at least a sensor and a controller. At least a sensor is configured to detect battery datum. A controller is communicatively connected with at least a sensor. A controller is configured to receive battery datum, detect a significant event as a function of battery datum, and transmit the significant event to a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Michael Hughes
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Publication number: 20240061051Abstract: An electric aircraft battery pack that includes an integrated battery management component, which determines if a power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft should be terminated due to a failure, defect, or malfunction of the battery pack, such as a failure of a battery module of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Hughes
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Publication number: 20240059189Abstract: A battery management system includes a low-power chip that allows battery management system, or components thereof, to alternate between operational states. Operational states may include a first state, a second state, a third state, and the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Cullen Jemison, Braedon Lohe, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman
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Publication number: 20240063444Abstract: An apparatus for battery management for a battery pack with multiple operational modes including a battery pack, a sensor communicatively connected to the battery pack, and a PMU that receives battery data from the sensor. PMU is configured to switch operational modes as a function of the battery data. Operational modes may change during non-flight operations and during flight operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 18, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Cullen Jemison, Braedon Lohe, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman
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Patent number: 11858376Abstract: In an aspect, a system for monitoring a battery system in-flight. The system includes at least a battery pack and a pack monitoring unit (PMU) communicatively connected with a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery packs. The PMU may include at least a sensor and a controller. At least a sensor is configured to detect battery datum. A controller is communicatively connected with at least a sensor. A controller is configured to receive battery datum, detect a significant event as a function of battery datum, and transmit the significant event to a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Michael Hughes
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Publication number: 20230419741Abstract: In an aspect, an assembly for gauging fuel of an electric aircraft is presented. A assembly includes a plurality of battery packs of an electric aircraft. Each battery pack of a plurality of battery packs includes a plurality of battery modules. An assembly include at least a battery sensor in electronic communication with a battery pack of a plurality of battery packs. At least a battery sensor is configured to measure battery data. An assembly includes a computing device communicatively connected to at least a battery sensor. A computing device is configured to receive battery data from at least a battery sensor. A computing device is configured to determine a landing energy as a function of battery data. A computing device is configured to provide landing energy to a user through a display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2022Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Cullen Jemison, Braedon Lohe, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Steven J. Foland
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Patent number: 11835591Abstract: An electric aircraft battery pack that includes an integrated battery management component, which determines if a power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft should be terminated due to a failure, defect, or malfunction of the battery pack, such as a failure of a battery module of the battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Hughes
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Publication number: 20230382547Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for managing thermal energy of an electric aircraft energy source. Apparatus may include fins, which extend from a skin of electric aircraft. The energy source may bias or be adjacent to the fins so that heat energy may dissipate from the energy source and through the fins and, thus, the skin. A coolant may also be run through the apparatus, where the coolant may flow through channels that are disposed between the fins.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
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Publication number: 20230387544Abstract: A venting assembly for battery ejecta on a side different from an egress, wherein the venting assembly comprises a plurality of battery packs configured to power the electric aircraft, wherein each battery pack of plurality of battery packs comprises a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of vents wherein each vent of the plurality of vents is attached to each battery pack of the plurality of battery packs, and at least an outlet in fluidic communication with the plurality of vents, wherein the at least an outlet is located on a different side of the electric aircraft as an egress.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2022Publication date: November 30, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
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Publication number: 20230356681Abstract: A device for emergency disconnection of a high voltage electrical connection between a power source and a high voltage component of an electric aircraft in response to a crash. The device includes a controller, where the controller is configured to receive a sensor datum from a sensor of device, to determine a crash element between and initiate a disconnection protocol as a function of the crash element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Sam Wagner
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Publication number: 20230356859Abstract: Provided in this disclosure are components and methods for diagnostic and communication for an electric aircraft. Components may include a diagnostic element connected to a flight component which may include a sensor and a diagnostic circuit. Component may detect a module datum, maintenance phenomenon, maintenance datum, and flight status. Flight status may be transmitted to a remote device accessible by a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2022Publication date: November 9, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Tom Michael Hughes
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Patent number: 11807382Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for managing thermal energy of an electric aircraft energy source. Apparatus may include fins, which extend from a skin of electric aircraft. The energy source may bias or be adjacent to the fins so that heat energy may dissipate from the energy source and through the fins and, thus, the skin. A coolant may also be run through the apparatus, where the coolant may flow through channels that are disposed between the fins.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
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Publication number: 20230347787Abstract: An electric aircraft battery monitoring system that includes overdischarge protection. The system contains a battery pack, a battery management component, and a display. The system will determine critical events in which case, the controller or the pilot will provide corrective action to prevent catastrophic failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventor: Braedon Lohe
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Publication number: 20230302956Abstract: In an aspect, a system for monitoring a battery system in-flight. The system includes at least a battery pack and a pack monitoring unit (PMU) communicatively connected with a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery packs. The PMU may include at least a sensor and a controller. At least a sensor is configured to detect battery datum. A controller is communicatively connected with at least a sensor. A controller is configured to receive battery datum, detect a significant event as a function of battery datum, and transmit the significant event to a remote device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Michael Hughes
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Publication number: 20230307801Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for locking a battery for an electric aircraft, the system including a battery pack including a high voltage (HV) connection configured to electrically connect to the electric aircraft; and a lock attached to the battery pack and configured to electrically disconnect the battery pack from the electric aircraft when locked, wherein the lock is configured to only be unlocked manually.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Michael Hughes
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Publication number: 20230302961Abstract: A system for battery management for electric aircraft batteries includes an energy storage system configured to provide energy to the electric aircraft via a power supply connection, the energy storage system including: a battery pack, a sensor configured to detect a condition parameter of the battery pack and generate a battery datum based on the condition parameter, a pack monitoring unit (PMU) configured to receive the battery datum, and a high voltage disconnect configured to terminate the power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft; a high voltage bus electrically connected to the high voltage disconnect; a primary functional display configured to display information based on battery datum; and a first controller area network (CAN) bus and a second CAN bus communicatively connected to the PMU, the high voltage bus, and the primary functional display.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Hughes
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Publication number: 20230294558Abstract: An apparatus for a ground-based battery management for an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a battery pack mechanically coupled to the electric aircraft, the battery pack includes at least a battery module that includes at least a battery unit that includes battery cells and a thermal conduit configured to transfer heat between the battery cells and the thermal conduit and a thermal circuit mechanically coupled to the thermal conduit configured to facilitate the heat transfer using thermal media. The apparatus includes a media channel communicatively connected to a computing device and comprising at least a sensor, wherein the media channel is configured to evacuate the thermal media out of the battery pack using the thermal circuit and the computing device that includes a battery management system is configured to receive a condition parameter as a function of the at least a sensor of the media channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Sean Donovan, Sarah Kathleen Overfield, Stuart Denson Schreiber, Peter Adam Gottlieb, Braedon Lohe, Herman Wiegman
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Patent number: 11757162Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for locking a battery for an electric aircraft, the system including a battery pack including a high voltage (HV) connection configured to electrically connect to the electric aircraft; and a lock attached to the battery pack and configured to electrically disconnect the battery pack from the electric aircraft when locked, wherein the lock is configured to only be unlocked manually.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Michael Hughes
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Patent number: 11728532Abstract: In an aspect an electric aircraft is presented. An electric aircraft includes a consumable coolant reservoir housed within the electric aircraft. A consumable coolant reservoir is configured to contain a coolant. An electric aircraft includes a battery pack temperature control system including at least a thermal pathway. A thermal pathway is in thermal communication with a consumable coolant reservoir and at least a battery pack of an electric aircraft. A thermal pathway is configured to transport a thermal energy away from at least a battery pack.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
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Publication number: 20230251325Abstract: An electric aircraft battery pack that includes an integrated battery management component, which determines if a power supply connection between the battery pack and the electric aircraft should be terminated due to a failure, defect, or malfunction of the battery pack, such as a failure of a battery module of the battery pack.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2021Publication date: August 10, 2023Applicant: BETA AIR, LLCInventors: Braedon Lohe, Cullen Jemison, Andrew Giroux, Tom Hughes