Patents by Inventor Anthony Austin Bouvette

Anthony Austin Bouvette 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: 20240092494
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft can include an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor. The propulsor can be powered by the electric motor. An electric power bus can electrically connect the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source can be configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus. An inverter converter controller can be positioned along the electric power bus and can be electrically connected to the electric power source at a location downstream of the electric power source and upstream of the electric propulsion assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Glenn David Crabtree
  • Patent number: 11827369
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft can include an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor. The propulsor can be powered by the electric motor. An electric power bus can electrically connect the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source can be configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus. An inverter converter controller can be positioned along the electric power bus and can be electrically connected to the electric power source at a location downstream of the electric power source and upstream of the electric propulsion assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Glenn David Crabtree
  • Publication number: 20200324906
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft can include an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor. The propulsor can be powered by the electric motor. An electric power bus can electrically connect the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source can be configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus. An inverter converter controller can be positioned along the electric power bus and can be electrically connected to the electric power source at a location downstream of the electric power source and upstream of the electric propulsion assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Glenn David Crabtree
  • Patent number: 10703496
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor, the propulsor powered by the electric motor. The propulsion system also includes an electric power bus electrically connecting the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source is configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus, and the electric power bus is configured to transfer the electric power to the electric propulsion assembly at a voltage exceeding 800 volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Glenn David Crabtree
  • Patent number: 10538337
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric power source, an electric propulsor assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor configured to generate thrust for the aircraft, and a power bus electrically connecting the electric power source to the electric propulsor assembly such that the electric power source powers the electric propulsor assembly. The power bus includes an electric line and a fluid cooling system, the fluid cooling system extending along at least a portion of a length of the electric line. The fluid cooling system is in thermal communication with the electric line for cooling the electric line during operation and is further in thermal communication with the electric motor of the electric propulsor assembly for cooling the electric motor of the electric propulsor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Robert Charles Hon
  • Publication number: 20180305036
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric power source, an electric propulsor assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor configured to generate thrust for the aircraft, and a power bus electrically connecting the electric power source to the electric propulsor assembly such that the electric power source powers the electric propulsor assembly. The power bus includes an electric line and a fluid cooling system, the fluid cooling system extending along at least a portion of a length of the electric line. The fluid cooling system is in thermal communication with the electric line for cooling the electric line during operation and is further in thermal communication with the electric motor of the electric propulsor assembly for cooling the electric motor of the electric propulsor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Robert Charles Hon
  • Publication number: 20180304753
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an electric power source and an electric propulsion assembly having an electric motor and a propulsor, the propulsor powered by the electric motor. The propulsion system also includes an electric power bus electrically connecting the electric power source to the electric propulsion assembly. The electric power source is configured to provide electrical power to the electric power bus, and the electric power bus is configured to transfer the electric power to the electric propulsion assembly at a voltage exceeding 800 volts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Randy M. Vondrell, Anthony Austin Bouvette, Glenn David Crabtree