Patents by Inventor Armen Assatourian

Armen Assatourian 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).

  • Systems and methods for in-flight recovery of a target aircraft by a host aircraft during forward flight
    Patent number: 11724807
    Abstract: In-flight recovery of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). A towline may be deployed by a host aircraft in-flight in order to recover a target UAV that is also in-flight. A reel on the host aircraft may pay out the towline having a fitting thereon. A catch on the target UAV may engage with the fitting on the towline, and the reel may then retract the towline to thereby pull in the target UAV to the host aircraft. The target UAV may then securely attach with the host aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin David Koller, Michael Joseph Allwein, Roy Hultenius, Armen Assatourian, Russell Temple