Patents by Inventor Zachary Howard Adams

Zachary Howard Adams 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).

  • Multirotor vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with cyclorotor for lateral control
    Patent number: 11614754
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft capable of six degree-of-freedom motion where lift, pitch, and roll are provided by multirotors oriented vertically, lateral translation is provided by a cyclorotor oriented vertically, and yaw is provided by a combination of the cyclorotor and the multirotors. The invention includes a frame, which supports the multirotors and cyclorotors. The frame also supports a payload and battery which are positioned at the extreme ends of the frame. The aircraft is capable of hovering precisely to position a payload close to or touching a target surface in the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Pitch Aeronautics LLC
    Inventor: Zachary Howard Adams
  • Multirotor Vertical Takeoff And Landing Aircraft With Cyclorotor For Lateral Control
    Publication number: 20220050476
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft capable of six degree-of-freedom motion where lift, pitch, and roll are provided by multirotors oriented vertically, lateral translation is provided by a cyclorotor oriented vertically, and yaw is provided by a combination of the cyclorotor and the multirotors. The invention includes a frame, which supports the multirotors and cyclorotors. The frame also supports a payload and battery which are positioned at the extreme ends of the frame. The aircraft is capable of hovering precisely to position a payload close to or touching a target surface in the air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventor: Zachary Howard Adams