Patents by Inventor Nathan Gravelle

Nathan Gravelle 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).

  • Powered unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 7854410
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle mounts a payload section to an air delivery vehicle. The air delivery vehicle includes deployable wings and tail fins for gliding or powered flight. A set of propeller blades are provided for powered flight. The propeller blades are mounted for movement from a stowed position to deployed position extending radially from the fuselage for powered flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Kazak Composites, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jerome P. Fanucci, Nathan Gravelle, Stephen A. Schoenholtz
  • Powered unmanned aerial vehicle
    Publication number: 20100012774
    Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle mounts a payload section to an air delivery vehicle. The air delivery vehicle includes deployable wings and tail fins for gliding or powered flight. A set of propeller blades are provided for powered flight. The propeller blades are mounted for movement from a stowed position to deployed position extending radially from the fuselage for powered flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Jerome P. Fanucci, Nathan Gravelle, Stephen A. Schoenholtz
  • Precision aerial delivery of payloads
    Publication number: 20070018033
    Abstract: An aerial deliver system mounts a payload to an air delivery vehicle for aerial deployment by air into water from a location remote from the target region. The air delivery vehicle includes deployable wings and tail fins for gliding or powered flight to a target region. A release mechanism between the air delivery vehicle and the payload provides a clean separation between the two.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Inventors: Jerome Fanucci, Nathan Gravelle, David Maass