Patents by Inventor Calder Richmond Hughes

Calder Richmond Hughes 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).

  • VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230103521
    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a fuselage, at least one wing connected to the fuselage, a plurality of rotors connected to the at least one wing for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and a plurality of proprotors connected to the at least one wing and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. BOWER, Thomas P. MUNIZ, Brett ADCOCK, Adam GOLDSTEIN, Calder Richmond HUGHES, Zachary Robert Timm HAZEN
  • Airframe Attachments
    Publication number: 20220033056
    Abstract: Disclosed here are airframe component assemblies including example embodiments with a root connected to an aircraft fuselage, a free section with a connection portion with holes, a slidable attachment section formed to fit between the root and the free section, and an elastomeric retention device coupled to the root and the slidable attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable attachment toward the root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210362849
    Abstract: A vertical take-off and landing aircraft includes a fuselage, at least one wing connected to the fuselage, a plurality of rotors connected to the at least one wing for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and a plurality of proprotors connected to the at least one wing and tiltable between lift configurations for providing lift for vertical take-off and landing of the aircraft and propulsion configurations for providing forward thrust to the aircraft
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. BOWER, Thomas P. MUNIZ, Brett ADCOCK, Adam GOLDSTEIN, Calder Richmond HUGHES, Zachary Robert Timm HAZEN
  • AIRFRAME
    Publication number: 20210339861
    Abstract: Disclosed here are unmanned aerial vehicle embodiments including some embodiments having a fuselage, tail, and wings including example embodiments with an adaptable payload section, alternatively or additionally, modular flight surfaces including tail, wings and motor, alternatively or additionally the vehicle configured for short landings with reversible thrust, alternatively or additionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle configured with direct connection to moveable flight control surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • Airframe attachments
    Patent number: 11148781
    Abstract: Disclosed here are airframe component assemblies including example embodiments with a root connected to an aircraft fuselage, a free section with a connection portion with holes, a slidable attachment section formed to fit between the root and the free section, and an elastomeric retention device coupled to the root and the slidable attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable attachment toward the root.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • Airframe
    Patent number: 11014666
    Abstract: Disclosed here are unmanned aerial vehicle embodiments including some embodiments having a fuselage, tail, and wings including example embodiments with an adaptable payload section, alternatively or additionally, modular flight surfaces including tail, wings and motor, alternatively or additionally the vehicle configured for short landings with reversible thrust, alternatively or additionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle configured with direct connection to moveable flight control surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Skydio, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • AIRFRAME
    Publication number: 20180086458
    Abstract: Disclosed here are unmanned aerial vehicle embodiments including some embodiments having a fuselage, tail, and wings including example embodiments with an adaptable payload section, alternatively or additionally, modular flight surfaces including tail, wings and motor, alternatively or additionally the vehicle configured for short landings with reversible thrust, alternatively or additionally, the unmanned aerial vehicle configured with direct connection to moveable flight control surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • Airframe Attachments
    Publication number: 20180072398
    Abstract: Disclosed here are airframe component assemblies including example embodiments with a root connected to an aircraft fuselage, a free section with a connection portion with holes, a slidable attachment section formed to fit between the root and the free section, and an elastomeric retention device coupled to the root and the slidable attachment section, the elastomeric retention device configured to exert a force to pull the slidable attachment toward the root.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler SARTORIUS, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo
  • Probe assembly
    Patent number: D773322
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Inventors: Calder Richmond Hughes, Kristen Rachelle Dobson
  • Airframe
    Patent number: D800843
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Unmanned Innovation Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Skyler Sartorius, Calder Richmond Hughes, Julian Rene Alvarez, Sean David-Andrew Belardo