Patents Assigned to BETA AIR, LLC
  • Publication number: 20230382520
    Abstract: Braking systems and methods for an electrical vertical takeoff and landing aircraft are provided. A braking system may contain a pilot control device, brakes, wheels, sensors, and a controller. Pilot controls the pilot control device to transmit information to the controller such that the aircraft will slow down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Lochie Ferrier, Riley Clinton Griffin
  • Publication number: 20230382560
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a recharging station including a landing pad, a rechargeable component coupled to the landing pad, and a power delivery unit configured to deliver power from a power supply unit or power storage unit to the recharging component. Rechargeable component includes a plurality of charging units placed at predetermined spacings from one another. The plurality of charging units allows for the electric aircraft to land in any orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Jake Pill, Cole William Hanson
  • Publication number: 20230382524
    Abstract: A locking system for a propulsor teeter of an aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a propulsor, driven by a motor, comprising a hub, wherein the hub is configured to rotate about a rotational axis, a teeter mechanism connected to the hub, wherein the teeter mechanism is configured to permit the propulsor to pivot along an axis, wherein the axis is non-parallel with a longitudinal axis of the propulsor and intersecting with the rotational axis of the propulsor and a locking mechanism configured to lock the teeter mechanism, restricting the pivoting of the propulsor, while the aircraft is in wing-borne flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Kyle Brookes
  • Publication number: 20230382250
    Abstract: In an aspect the current disclosure may describe a electric charging station for an electric vehicle. The electric charging station may include a charging cable, wherein the charging cable is configured to carry electricity and an energy source, wherein the energy source is electrically connected to the charging cable. The charging station may further include a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to generate temperature datum and a computing device. A computing device may be communicatively connected to the plurality of temperature regulating elements and the temperature sensor. The computing device may further be configured to receive the battery datum and regulate battery temperature and cabin temperature using the plurality of temperature regulating elements as a function of the temperature datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Palombini, Nathan Ward, Richard Donnelly, Jake Pill
  • Publication number: 20230382547
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for managing thermal energy of an electric aircraft energy source. Apparatus may include fins, which extend from a skin of electric aircraft. The energy source may bias or be adjacent to the fins so that heat energy may dissipate from the energy source and through the fins and, thus, the skin. A coolant may also be run through the apparatus, where the coolant may flow through channels that are disposed between the fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
  • Publication number: 20230382270
    Abstract: A ground service system for an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system includes a charging module configured to charge a battery of an electric aircraft. The charging module includes a charging cable electrically connected to an energy source. The system includes a cooling module configured to regulate a temperature of the battery. The cooling module includes a cooling cable configured to carry a coolant. The system also includes a cabin soak module configured to provide a cabin soak coolant to a cabin of the electric aircraft. The cabin soak module includes a cabin soak cable configured to carry a fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Jake Pill, Cole William Hanson, Edward Hall, Richard Donnelly, James Whitehill, Bruce Williams
  • Patent number: 11830995
    Abstract: An apparatus for active battery pack cooling including a battery pack with a plurality of battery modules. The apparatus further including an active cooling system with a coolant channel, wherein the coolant channel includes a coolant fluid. The active cooling system is in thermal communication with more than one of the plurality of battery modules. The apparatus also including a plurality of passive heat transfer elements, wherein each of the plurality of passive heat transfer elements is connected to the active cooling system, extends to a battery module of the plurality of battery modules, and extends away from the coolant channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Goldsberry, Stuart Denson Schreiber
  • Patent number: 11827346
    Abstract: In an aspect the present disclosure is directed to an electric aircraft. An electric aircraft may include a plurality of fixed wings, a tail, a first boom, and a second boom and a plurality of lift components. The aircraft also includes a tail affixed to the aft end of the fuselage, a first boom including a first rear end affixed to the tail and a first forward end proximal to the fore end of the fuselage, wherein the first boom is affixed to a first wing, a second boom including a second rear end affixed to the tail and a second forward end proximal to the fore end of the fuselage, wherein the second boom is affixed to the second wing. The aircraft may include a plurality of lift components which may be affixed to the booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Kyle B. Clark
  • Patent number: 11827375
    Abstract: In an aspect an apparatus for determining a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A memory contains instructions configuring at least a processor to receive aircraft data from a sensing device. A sensing device is configured to measure a parameter of an electric aircraft and generate aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to determine a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft as a function of aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to communicate a most limiting parameter to a pilot indicator in communication with the at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A pilot indicator is configured to display a most limiting parameter to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Henck, Sarah Overfield, Richard Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20230378824
    Abstract: In an aspect the current disclosure is directed to an electric vehicle charger for an electric vehicle. The electric vehicle charger is comprised of an energy source, a transmitter coil electrically connected to the energy source and configured to wirelessly conduct a current in a receiver coil using induction, at least a proximity sensor configured to generate alignment data relating to an electric vehicle, and a computing device that is communicatively connected to the at least a proximity sensor. The computing device may be configured to identify the electric vehicle. Identification may include receiving and authenticating at least an identification datum, and identifying the electric vehicle using that; The computing device is configured to align the transmitter coil with the receiver coil using the alignment data. Additionally, the computing device may be configured to authorize the electric vehicle to be begin charging as a function of the authentication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Palombini, Skye Carapetyan, Richard Donnelly, Jake Pill, Edward Hall
  • Publication number: 20230373651
    Abstract: A fuel-based flight indicator apparatus for an electric aircraft is illustrated. The apparatus comprises a flight indicator and a computing device communicatively connected to the flight indicator, wherein the computing device is configured to receive a battery datum from a battery sensor located in the electric aircraft, receive an environmental datum from an environmental sensor located in the electric aircraft, determine an indicator datum as a function of the battery datum, the environmental datum, and a flight plan, and display the indicator datum on the flight indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Hoekje List, Vincent Moeykens, Thomas Henck
  • Publication number: 20230376049
    Abstract: A system for automated flight plan reporting for an electric aircraft, the system including a flight controller coupled to the electric aircraft configured to receive a digital datum from a remote device, generate a plan adjustment datum as a function of the digital datum, and transmit the plan adjustment datum to a pilot display, a pilot display coupled to the electric aircraft, wherein the pilot display is configured to receive the plan adjustment datum from the flight controller, display the plan adjustment datum to a user; and receive a confirmation datum from the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Hoekje List, Vincent Moeykens
  • Publication number: 20230373612
    Abstract: A system for determining areas of discrepancy in flight for an electric aircraft is presented. The system includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is communicatively connected to a flight component and configured to detect a measured flight and generate a flight phase datum. The system further includes a computing device communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors, wherein the computing device is configured to determine, by a flight phase machine-learning model, a flight phase discrepancy datum. The computing device is configured to train the flight phase machine-learning using a flight phase training set, wherein the flight phase training set correlates a flight phase to a flight standard and output the flight phase discrepancy datum. The computing device is further configured to identify an anomalous performance phase as a function of the flight phase discrepancy datum and generate a discrepancy response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Hoekje List, Vincent Moeykens
  • Patent number: 11822328
    Abstract: A system for flight control configured for use in an electric aircraft includes a sensor configured to capture an input datum. The system includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and configured to detect an aircraft angle and an aircraft angle rate. The system includes a flight controller including an outer loop controller configured to receive the input datum from the sensor, receive the aircraft angle from the IMU, and generate a rate setpoint as a function of the input datum. The system includes an inner loop controller configured to receive the aircraft angle rate, receive the rate setpoint from the outer loop controller, and generate a moment datum as a function of the rate setpoint. The system includes a mixer configured to receive the moment datum, map vehicle level control torques, received from the inner loop controller, to actuator output and generate a motor command datum as a function of the torque allocation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Moy, Joshua E. Auerbach
  • Patent number: 11824176
    Abstract: A system for battery pack cooling including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of pouch cells and a separation element, where the separation separates at least a first pouch cell of the plurality pouch cells from a second pouch cell of the plurality of pouch cells. The separation element contains a fluid. The system also includes a cooling plate, where the cooling plate is adjacent to the lower side of the battery pack. The cooling plate comprises at least a cooling fin, where the at least a cooling fin extends towards the separation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler John Skroski, Stuart Denson Schreiber
  • Patent number: 11824224
    Abstract: In an aspect a system for battery environment management in an electric aircraft, where in the system include, at least a at least a battery pack mounted within a fuselage of an electric aircraft. A battery pack may include a plurality of batteries configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft. A battery pack may also include a pouch cell. Adjacent to the battery pack there may be at least a channel. A channel is configured to provide a flow path for directing battery ejecta to a predetermined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Nathan William Joseph Wiegman, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
  • Patent number: 11823583
    Abstract: A system for optimization of a recharging flight plan for an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The system includes a recharging infrastructure. The recharging infra structure includes a computing device. The computing device is configured to receive an aircraft metric from a flight controller of an eVTOL aircraft, generate a safe approach plan for the eVTOL aircraft as a function of the aircraft metric, and transmit the safe approach plan to the eVTOL aircraft for execution by the eVTOL aircraft. A method for optimization of a recharging flight plan for an eVTOL aircraft is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Vincent Moeykens
  • Patent number: 11820492
    Abstract: A system for cross-channel communication for effectors in an electric aircraft is presented. The system may include a flight component of an electric aircraft. The system may include a plurality of effectors, wherein the plurality of effectors may be configured to control the flight component. The system may include a plurality of flight controllers communicatively connected to the plurality of effectors, wherein the plurality of flight controllers may be configured to receive an input, generate a command as a function of the input and transmit the command to the plurality of effectors. The system may include a plurality of networks communicatively connected to the plurality of effectors and the plurality of flight controllers, wherein the plurality of networks may be configured to receive the command from the plurality of flight controllers and transmit the command to the plurality of effectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Michael Shaw
  • Patent number: 11814158
    Abstract: A system for determining areas of discrepancy in flight for an electric aircraft is presented. The system includes a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is communicatively connected to a flight component and configured to detect a measured flight and generate a flight phase datum. The system further includes a computing device communicatively connected to the plurality of sensors, wherein the computing device is configured to determine, by a flight phase machine-learning model, a flight phase discrepancy datum. The computing device is configured to train the flight phase machine-learning using a flight phase training set, wherein the flight phase training set correlates a flight phase to a flight standard and output the flight phase discrepancy datum. The computing device is further configured to identify an anomalous performance phase as a function of the flight phase discrepancy datum and generate a discrepancy response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Alexander Hoekje List, Vincent Moeykens
  • Patent number: 11813955
    Abstract: A system for a safety feature for charging an electric aircraft is presented. The system includes a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a sensor datum from an electric aircraft. The system further includes a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to receive the sensor datum, authenticate the electric aircraft, generate a charging instruction set as a function of the sensor datum, wherein the charging instruction set comprises a safety lock instruction, and transmit the charging instruction set to a charging connector. The system further includes a charging connector, wherein the charging connector is configured to connect to an electric aircraft port of the electric aircraft and perform the charging instruction set on the electric aircraft set as a function of the electric aircraft port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman