Patents by Inventor Edward H. Nichols

Edward H. Nichols 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: 5190242
    Abstract: An elongate helicopter body including an orthogonally mounted rotatable and pivotally positionable rotor shaft fixedly mounting a solid, annular, convex blade member defined by a parabolic convex curve and terminating in an annular rim, wherein the rim is aligned generally orthogonal to the rotor shaft. Propulsion is provided by an enclosed CO2 cartridge, or alternatively a propulsion propeller in alignment with the body of the helicopter. Modifications of the instant invention include a lift propeller mounted underlying or overlying the solid blade and is of a generally equal diameter to that defined by the blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Inventor: Edward H. Nichols