Patents by Inventor Isaiah Watas Cox
Isaiah Watas Cox 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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Patent number: 7983804Abstract: A system for minimizing damage on collision to a vehicle having at least one self-propelled wheel is disclosed. The system comprises a motor in a wheel of said vehicle which drives the vehicle, means for measuring the speed of said wheel, means for measuring the torque of said motor, means for monitoring the ratio of the torque of the motor to the speed of the wheel, and means for stopping said motor when torque:speed ratio exceeds an acceptable value.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox, Jonathan Sidney Edelson
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Patent number: 7975960Abstract: An apparatus for driving a taxiing aircraft is disclosed, comprising, in an aircraft, two self-propelled nosewheels, each having an electric motor; equipment for flight; dual-function controlling means for controlling said equipment for flight and said nosewheels, said dual-function controlling means being disposed in the cockpit of said aircraft; sensing means; and switching means, —wherein said switching means are operable to switch the function of said dual-function controlling means between controlling said equipment for flight and controlling said nosewheels. Said dual function controlling means may control speed and/or steering of the aircraft. Second controlling means may be provided, and may be disposed externally to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2006Date of Patent: July 12, 2011Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox
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Patent number: 7935954Abstract: A method is disclosed for the induction of a suitable band gap and electron emissive properties into a substance, in which the substrate is provided with a surface structure corresponding to the interference of electron waves. Lithographic or similar techniques are used, either directly onto a metal mounted on the substrate, or onto a mold which then is used to impress the metal. In a preferred embodiment, a trench or series of nano-sized trenches are formed in the metal.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2006Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Avto Tavkhelidze, Jonathan Sidney Edelson, Isaiah Watas Cox, Stuart Harbron
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Patent number: 7891609Abstract: A method for reducing the turnaround time of an aircraft having at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel comprising the step of: moving the aircraft to a required location using at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel; wherein thrust equipment, (e.g. turbines) are turned on only when needed for takeoff or prior to landing, and are turned off until takeoff or after landing; whereby departing equipment, arriving equipment, and turnaround equipment are not at risk from operating thrust equipment, (e.g. turbines). An apparatus for reducing the turnaround time of an aircraft is disclosed comprising a control unit for facilitating voice communication between a pilot and ground staff.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox, Todd Tripp
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Publication number: 20100288873Abstract: An undercarriage wheel is disclosed comprising an axle member that supports a drive member, for example but not limited to a compact high torque electric motor, a wheel member driven by said drive member, and a tire attached to the wheel member, wherein the tire bulges in the width dimension of the wheel, wherein the drive member protrudes from the wheel member and thus occupies at least some of the additional width made available by the bulge of the tire. A further aspect of the invention is an undercarriage wheel that comprises an axle member that supports a drive member, for example but not limited to a compact high torque electric motor, a wheel member driven by said drive member, and a low-profile tire attached to the wheel member. Since the profile of the tire is low, additional space is available inside the wheel for the drive member.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: November 18, 2010Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Rodney Thomas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox
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Publication number: 20100217456Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed for reversing an aircraft on the ground comprising driving the aircraft using at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel. An apparatus for controlling at least one of speed and at least one direction of an aircraft having a self-propelled nosewheel, on the ground, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control arm; a control unit; means for transmitting information to said self-propelled nosewheel; means for receiving information at said self-propelled nosewheel; and means for controlling at least one of the speed and direction of said nosewheel; whereby airport ground staff can intuitively control the movements of said aircraft by holding said arm and moving it in the direction of required movement of said aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: August 26, 2010Inventors: Jonathan Sidney Edelson, Isaiah Watas Cox
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Publication number: 20090261197Abstract: An apparatus for driving a taxiing aircraft is disclosed, comprising, in an aircraft, two self-propelled nosewheels, each having an electric motor; equipment for flight; dual-function controlling means for controlling said equipment for flight and said nosewheels, said dual-function controlling means being disposed in the cockpit of said aircraft; sensing means; and switching means,—wherein said switching means are operable to switch the function of said dual-function controlling means between controlling said equipment for flight and controlling said nosewheels. Said dual function controlling means may control speed and/or steering of the aircraft. Second controlling means may be provided, and may be disposed externally to the aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2006Publication date: October 22, 2009Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox
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Publication number: 20090152055Abstract: The present invention provides a means for cooling the brakes of under-carriage wheels by disengaging and spinning the motor used to provide traction on landing, thereby providing fan cooling of the brakes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventor: Isaiah Watas Cox
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Publication number: 20090114765Abstract: The invention disclosed is a self-propelled aircraft undercarriage for driving an aircraft on the ground, comprising: an axle; a strut supporting said axle; at least one wheel rotatably mounted on said axle; and drive means for driving said at least one wheel; characterized in that said drive means is disk shaped and is external to said wheel. In one embodiment of the invention, said drive means is mounted on said axle between said strut and said wheel. In a second embodiment, said drive means is mounted on said axle, on the side of said wheel furthest from said strut.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Hans Juergen Walitzki, Jonathan Sidney Edelson
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Publication number: 20090065638Abstract: An apparatus for facilitating voice communication between persons outside an aircraft and persons inside an aircraft, is disclosed, comprising: an external control unit comprising: voice sensing means; transmitting means for transmitting voice information to persons in said aircraft; receiving means for receiving voice information from persons in said aircraft; and amplifying means for enabling said voice information to be heard; and an in-aircraft control unit comprising: voice sensing means; transmitting means for transmitting voice information to persons external to said aircraft; receiving means for receiving voice information from persons external to said aircraft; and amplifying means for enabling said voice information to be heard.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2008Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Todd Tripp
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Publication number: 20090014261Abstract: An apparatus for remotely controlling an aircraft having a self-propelled nosewheel, on the ground, comprises parking brakes; an APU on said aircraft; control means for applying and releasing said parking brakes; control means for turning on and off said APU; transmitting means for transmitting information to said parking brakes and said APU; receiving means for receiving information at said parking brakes; and receiving means for receiving information at said APU.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Inventors: Jonathan Sidney Edelson, Isaiah Watas Cox, Todd Tripp
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Publication number: 20080312870Abstract: A method of measuring the weight of an aircraft is disclosed. The method comprises, in a self-propelled aircraft undercarriage having a electrical rotating machine, the steps of: measuring the current and voltage going into the rotating machine using current and voltage measuring means, calculating the power into the rotating machine, measuring the speed (or torque or acceleration) of said machine using speed sensing means, and comparing the power and speed (or torque or acceleration) results with a database of power and speed relationships of comparable aircraft of varying weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2008Publication date: December 18, 2008Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Jonathan Sidney Edelson
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Publication number: 20080296429Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the movement of an aircraft having a self-propelled nosewheel, on the ground, is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a control arm; a control unit; means for transmitting information to said self-propelled nosewheel; means for receiving information at said self-propelled nosewheel; and means for controlling at least one of the speed and direction of said nosewheel; whereby airport ground staff can intuitively control the movements of said aircraft by holding said arm and moving it in the direction of required movement of said aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2008Publication date: December 4, 2008Inventors: Jonathan Sidney Edelson, Isaiah Watas Cox, Daniel Liviu Barbalata
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Patent number: 7427786Abstract: A diode device is disclosed, comprising a pair of electrodes separated by bellows. The corrugated walls of the bellows create a tortuous thermal pathway thereby reducing parasitic heat losses and increasing the device's efficiency. The bellows' also allow for a controlled environment to be sustained within the device. In a preferred embodiment the controlled environment is a vacuum. In one embodiment, a modified electrode for use in a diode device of the present invention is disclosed, in which indents are made on the surface of the electrode. In a further embodiment the bellows comprise shape memory alloys: previously deformed bellows are attached to the diode device and then grown to set the gap between the electrodes. In further embodiments the use of corrugation is applied to other parts of the diode device to elongate its thermal pathway and thereby increase its efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventor: Isaiah Watas Cox
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Patent number: 7419022Abstract: It is the principal object of the invention to provide a new and improved electrical power unit for use in automobiles, on aircraft, or for local generation of electrical power. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical power unit comprises: a combustion chamber that burns fuel to produce heat energy; and a thermionic device that converts the heat energy into electrical energy. In another embodiment of the present invention, the electrical power unit additionally comprises an electric motor. In a further embodiment, the electrical power unit additionally comprises an electrically power air compressor, an electrically power hydraulic compressor, and an electrical power conditioning unit.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventor: Isaiah Watas Cox
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Publication number: 20080061401Abstract: A bipolar-junction transistor is disclosed comprising a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, the surfaces of the layers modified for more precise control of electron function. The surfaces are modified to have a periodically repeating structure of indents where the indentations are of dimensions so as to create de Broglie wave interference, leading to a change in electron work function.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: March 13, 2008Inventor: Isaiah Watas Cox
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Publication number: 20080059053Abstract: A method for reducing the turnaround time of an aircraft having at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel comprising the step of: moving the aircraft to a required location using at least one self-propelled undercarriage wheel; wherein thrust equipment, (e.g. turbines) are turned on only when needed for takeoff or prior to landing, and are turned off until takeoff or after landing; whereby departing equipment, arriving equipment, and turnaround equipment are not at risk from operating thrust equipment, (e.g. turbines). An apparatus for reducing the turnaround time of an aircraft is disclosed comprising a control unit for facilitating voice communication between a pilot and ground staff.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Isaiah Watas Cox, Joseph Jeremiah Cox, Todd Tripp
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Patent number: 7140102Abstract: Materials bonded together are separated using electrical current, thermal stresses, mechanical force, any combination of the above methods, or any other application or removal of energy until the bonds disappear and the materials are separated. In one embodiment the original bonding was composed of two layers of material. In another embodiment, the sandwich was composed of three layers. In a further embodiment, the parts of the sandwich are firmly maintained in their respective positions during the application of current so as to be able to subsequently align the materials relative to one another.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2002Date of Patent: November 28, 2006Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Zaza Taliashvili, Avto Tavkhelidze, Rochel Geller, Isaiah Watas Cox, Leri Tsakadze
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Patent number: 7005381Abstract: The present invention is a method for reducing nanoscale surface roughness. The method involves exposing the surface to an environment that preferentially promotes evaporation of material from the region of nanoscale roughness. The methods involve either heating the surface, or flushing an inert gas across the surface, or a combination of both.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2003Date of Patent: February 28, 2006Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventor: Isaiah Watas Cox
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Patent number: 6876123Abstract: A thermotunneling converter is disclosed comprising a pair of electrodes having inner surfaces substantially facing one another, and a spacer or plurality of spacers positioned between the two electrodes, having a height substantially equal to the distance between the electrodes, and having a total cross-sectional area that is less than the cross-sectional area of either of the electrodes. In a preferred embodiment, a vacuum is introduced, and in a particularly preferred embodiment, gold that has been exposed to cesium vapor is used as one or both of the electrodes. In a further embodiment, the spacer is made of small particles disposed between the electrodes. In a yet further embodiment, a sandwich is made containing the electrodes with an unoxidized spacer. The sandwich is separated and the spacer is oxidized, which makes it grow to a required height whilst giving it insulatory properties, to allow for tunneling between the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2002Date of Patent: April 5, 2005Assignee: Borealis Technical LimitedInventors: Artemy Martinovsky, Avto Tavkhelidze, Isaiah Watas Cox