Patents by Inventor Brian Erik Barnes

Brian Erik Barnes 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).

  • Submersible drone delivery and recovery system using waterproof aerial drone
    Patent number: 11807358
    Abstract: A submersion system for a rotorcraft is described and includes a control module for controlling a depth to which the rotorcraft is submerged in a body of water; a compressed air chamber associated with the control module; and at least one flotation pod including a sealable opening on a top surface thereof and an opening on a bottom surface thereof. The control module selectively causes water to be taken into the at least one flotation pod to cause the submersion system to submerge in the body of water and selectively causes water to be evacuated from the at least one flotation pod to cause the submersion system to float in the body of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Brian Erik Barnes, Gary Miller
  • SUBMERSIBLE DRONE DELIVERY AND RECOVERY SYSTEM USING WATERPROOF AERIAL DRONE
    Publication number: 20220119104
    Abstract: A submersion system for a rotorcraft is described and includes a control module for controlling a depth to which the rotorcraft is submerged in a body of water; a compressed air chamber associated with the control module; and at least one flotation pod including a sealable opening on a top surface thereof and an opening on a bottom surface thereof. The control module selectively causes water to be taken into the at least one flotation pod to cause the submersion system to submerge in the body of water and selectively causes water to be evacuated from the at least one flotation pod to cause the submersion system to float in the body of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Brian Erik Barnes, Gary Miller