Patents by Inventor Carl C. Dietrich

Carl C. Dietrich 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).

  • Patent number: 11067164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic gear shifter assembly for a dual-mode flying and driving vehicle. The electronic gear shifter assembly may include a lever moveable between a first shifting path that includes at least one drive-related operating position, and a second shifting path that includes at least one flying-related operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Terrafugia, Inc.
    Inventors: Julie Henion, Kevin Colburn, Carl C. Dietrich, Dagny Dukach, Edmund Golaski, Andrew Heafitz, Elizabeth Von Der Heydt, Lluis Penalver-Aguila, Bryan Sandoz, Ethan Stowe
  • Patent number: 11014418
    Abstract: A combined flying-driving vehicle having a unique hybrid propulsion system architecture that provides a very high level of reliability and functionality to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Terrafugia, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20200254839
    Abstract: A combined flying-driving vehicle having a unique hybrid propulsion system architecture that provides a very high level of reliability and functionality to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 10518595
    Abstract: A combined flying-driving vehicle having a hybrid propulsion system architecture, foldable wings, and rotatable propulsion devices that is capable of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), fixed wing cruise, and legally operating one a roadway surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Terrafugia, Inc.
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20190047342
    Abstract: An integrated transportation system with vertical take-off and landing capabilities utilizes multiple common ground, pod, and flight components to facilitate efficient vertiport operations. Automated system operations, enable individuals and cargo routing between destinations in congested urban environments, as well as in remote locations selectively using the integrated ground vehicles and flight vehicles to deliver the payload pod to the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich
  • Publication number: 20170299049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic gear shifter assembly for a dual-mode flying and driving vehicle. The electronic gear shifter assembly may include a lever moveable between a first shifting path that includes at least one drive-related operating position, and a second shifting path that includes at least one flying-related operating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Julie Henion, Kevin Colburn, Carl C. Dietrich, Dagny Dukach, Edmund Golaski, Andrew Heafitz, Elizabeth Von Der Heydt, Lluis Penalver-Aguila, Bryan Sandoz, Ethan Stowe
  • Publication number: 20160023527
    Abstract: A combined flying-driving vehicle having a unique hybrid propulsion system architecture that provides a very high level of reliability and functionality to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich
  • Patent number: 6272847
    Abstract: A centrifugal direct injection engine having an open-ended compartment with a combustion chamber at a closed end thereof and an exhaust nozzle at its open end. The compartment is provided with a narrow portion defining a throat that connects the combustion chamber and the exhaust nozzle. A propellant injection manifold is rotatably mounted within the combustion chamber, the propellant injection manifold being configured for rapid rotation within the combustion chamber. The propellant injection manifold includes an upper disk member, an intermediate disk member and a lower disk member, the disks being joined together to form an integral member with the outer perimeter of the disks being in registration with one another. A fuel is introduced into the combustion chamber through the propellant injection manifold and the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventor: Carl C. Dietrich