Patents by Inventor Jaime G. Sada-Salinas

Jaime G. Sada-Salinas 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).

  • Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 10124890
    Abstract: Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed-wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a nacelle, a power source carried by the nacelle, and multiple VTOL rotors carried by the nacelle and coupled to the power source. The system can further include an attachment system carried by the nacelle and configured to releasably attach the nacelle to an aircraft wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: DronetechUAV Corporation
    Inventors: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas, David Alejandro Arellano-Escarpita
  • Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods
    Patent number: 10112705
    Abstract: Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative method includes restraining a gyrocopter from vertical and lateral movement, pre-rotating a fixed-pitch lift rotor of the gyrocopter via a power source located off the gyrocopter, and releasing the gyrocopter for vertical movement to allow the gyrocopter to lift under a force provided by the lift rotor. Optionally, the method can further include interrupting or reducing power from the power source to the gyrocopter as a way to release the gyrocopter for vertical movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Inventor: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas
  • OFF-BOARD GYROCOPTER TAKE-OFF SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20180065734
    Abstract: Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative method includes restraining a gyrocopter from vertical and lateral movement, pre-rotating a fixed-pitch lift rotor of the gyrocopter via a power source located off the gyrocopter, and releasing the gyrocopter for vertical movement to allow the gyrocopter to lift under a force provided by the lift rotor. Optionally, the method can further include interrupting or reducing power from the power source to the gyrocopter as a way to release the gyrocopter for vertical movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas
  • Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods
    Patent number: 9776713
    Abstract: Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative method includes restraining a gyrocopter from vertical and lateral movement, pre-rotating a fixed-pitch lift rotor of the gyrocopter via a power source located off the gyrocopter, and releasing the gyrocopter for vertical movement to allow the gyrocopter to lift under a force provided by the lift rotor. Optionally, the method can further include interrupting or reducing power from the power source to the gyrocopter as a way to release the gyrocopter for vertical movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas
  • MODULAR NACELLES TO PROVIDE VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING (VTOL) CAPABILITIES TO FIXED WING AERIAL VEHICLES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20160297520
    Abstract: Modular nacelles to provide vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capabilities to fixed-wing aerial vehicles, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative system includes a nacelle, a power source carried by the nacelle, and multiple VTOL rotors carried by the nacelle and coupled to the power source. The system can further include an attachment system carried by the nacelle and configured to releasably attach the nacelle to an aircraft wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas, David Alejandro Arellano-Escarpita
  • OFF-BOARD GYROCOPTER TAKE-OFF SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20160207617
    Abstract: Off-board gyrocopter take-off systems and associated methods are disclosed. A representative method includes restraining a gyrocopter from vertical and lateral movement, pre-rotating a fixed-pitch lift rotor of the gyrocopter via a power source located off the gyrocopter, and releasing the gyrocopter for vertical movement to allow the gyrocopter to lift under a force provided by the lift rotor. Optionally, the method can further include interrupting or reducing power from the power source to the gyrocopter as a way to release the gyrocopter for vertical movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Jaime G. Sada-Salinas