Patents by Inventor Alan Tepe

Alan Tepe 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).

  • Publication number: 20260116564
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of an aircraft is disclosed, configured to determine one or more desired commands for the aircraft, retrieve engine information for at least one electric propulsion unit (EPU) of a plurality of EPUs of the aircraft, wherein the engine information includes at least one time-based metric for temperature associated with the at least one EPU, generates control commands based on the received engine information, and controls effectors according to the generated control commands to meet the desired commands of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2025
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Roberto Paterson CARLEIAL, Alan TEPE, Bharat TULSYAN, Fernanda Aline Matta DE PAIVA, Michael SCHWEKUTSCH
  • Patent number: 12528595
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of an aircraft is disclosed, configured to determine one or more desired commands for the aircraft, retrieve engine information for at least one electric propulsion unit (EPU) of a plurality of EPUs of the aircraft, wherein the engine information includes at least one time-based metric for temperature associated with the at least one EPU, generates control commands based on the received engine information, and controls effectors according to the generated control commands to meet the desired commands of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tepe, Bharat Tulsyan, Pedro Roberto Paterson Carleial, Fernanda Aline Matta De Paiva, Michael Schwekutsch
  • Publication number: 20250319979
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In some embodiments, a system of an aircraft is disclosed, configured to determine one or more desired commands for the aircraft, retrieve engine information for at least one electric propulsion unit (EPU) of a plurality of EPUs of the aircraft, wherein the engine information includes at least one time-based metric for temperature associated with the at least one EPU, generates control commands based on the received engine information, and controls effectors according to the generated control commands to meet the desired commands of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2025
    Publication date: October 16, 2025
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Alan TEPE, Bharat TULSYAN, Pedro Roberto Paterson CARLEIAL, Fernanda Aline Matta DE PAIVA, Michael SCHWEKUTSCH
  • Patent number: 12420908
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system includes an electrical motor configured to drive one or more propellers of the aircraft, a capacitor configured to stabilize a direct current (DC) bus voltage, a first inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to alternate current (AC) voltages to drive a first set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) vector, and a second inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to AC voltages to drive a second set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a second PWM vector. The first PWM vector and the second PWM vector are substantially equal and opposite vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Tepe, Stephen Spiteri, Wei Wu, Diederik Marius
  • Publication number: 20250247034
    Abstract: A propulsion system, comprising: a motor assembly including a stator and a rotor, a heat exchanger configured to receive air to cool a liquid, and a thermal plate including one or more channels configured to convey the liquid from the heat exchanger to the motor assembly. The heat exchanger is mechanically and fluidically coupled to the thermal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Scott GRAVES, Alan TEPE
  • Publication number: 20250153853
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system includes an electrical motor configured to drive one or more propellers of the aircraft, a capacitor configured to stabilize a direct current (DC) bus voltage, a first inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to alternate current (AC) voltages to drive a first set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) vector, and a second inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to AC voltages to drive a second set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a second PWM vector. The first PWM vector and the second PWM vector are substantially equal and opposite vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan TEPE, Stephen SPITERI, Wei WU, Diederik MARIUS
  • Patent number: 12139266
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system includes an electrical motor configured to drive one or more propellers of the aircraft, a capacitor configured to stabilize a direct current (DC) bus voltage, a first inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to alternate current (AC) voltages to drive a first set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) vector, and a second inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to AC voltages to drive a second set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a second PWM vector. The first PWM vector and the second PWM vector are substantially equal and opposite vectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Inventors: Alan Tepe, Stephen Spiteri, Wei Wu, Diederik Marius
  • Publication number: 20240300659
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system includes an electrical motor configured to drive one or more propellers of the aircraft, a capacitor configured to stabilize a direct current (DC) bus voltage, a first inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to alternate current (AC) voltages to drive a first set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) vector, and a second inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to AC voltages to drive a second set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a second PWM vector. The first PWM vector and the second PWM vector are substantially equal and opposite vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan TEPE, Stephen SPITERI, Wei WU, Diederik MARIUS
  • Publication number: 20240120869
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system includes an electrical motor configured to drive one or more propellers of the aircraft, a capacitor configured to stabilize a direct current (DC) bus voltage, a first inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to alternate current (AC) voltages to drive a first set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a first pulse width modulation (PWM) vector, and a second inverter circuit coupled to the capacitor and configured to convert the DC bus voltage to AC voltages to drive a second set of stator windings of the electrical motor, in response to a second PWM vector. The first PWM vector and the second PWM vector are substantially equal and opposite vectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan TEPE, Stephen SPITERI, Wei WU, Diederik MARIUS
  • Publication number: 20120065757
    Abstract: A system and method of forming a honeycomb structure includes selecting a desired honeycomb structure shape, forming a plurality of two dimensional sheets into desired two dimensional shapes corresponding to the selected honeycomb structure shape, stacking the plurality of two dimensional sheets, connecting the plurality of two dimensionally shaped sheets along corresponding connection lines and spreading the plurality of sheets apart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Inventors: Alan Tepe, Dennis Fernandez
  • Patent number: D1121279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Inventors: Alan Tepe, Janis Lacey