Patents by Inventor Albert D. Olsen

Albert D. Olsen 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).

  • Long endurance hydrogen powered vehicle
    Patent number: 7806365
    Abstract: Hydrogen powered air vehicles that in some embodiments can fly with very long endurance (10 or more days) at altitudes over 60,000 ft carrying payloads of up to 2,000 pounds. Embodiments may include features such as large wingspan relative to fuselage and an all composite or partial composite structure for light weight and strength. The aircraft of the invention use one or more internal combustion engines adapted for hydrogen combustion, each engine driving propellers. The hydrogen fuel is stored on board in containers, located within the fuselage, as a cryogenic liquid, and is vaporized in a heat exchanger before delivery to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gerald D. Miller, Wesley Moore, Adrian Viisoreanu, Russell W. Morris, Ronald W. Davidson, Shailesh Atreya, Albert D. Olsen, William Bigbee-Hansen
  • LONG ENDURANCE HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080006743
    Abstract: Hydrogen powered air vehicles that in some embodiments can fly with very long endurance (10 or more days) at altitudes over 60,000 ft carrying payloads of up to 2,000 pounds. Embodiments may include features such as large wingspan relative to fuselage and an all composite or partial composite structure for light weight and strength. The aircraft of the invention use one or more internal combustion engines adapted for hydrogen combustion, each engine driving propellers. The hydrogen fuel is stored on board in containers, located within the fuselage, as a cryogenic liquid, and is vaporized in a heat exchanger before delivery to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gerald D. Miller, Wesley Moore, Adrian Viisoreanu, Russell W. Morris, Ronald W. Davidson, Shailesh Atreya, Albert D. Olsen, William Bigbee-Hansen