Patents by Inventor Brian Robert Viele
Brian Robert Viele 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).
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Publication number: 20230207854Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Wisk Aero LLCInventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
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Patent number: 11621460Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Wisk Aero LLCInventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
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Patent number: 11280638Abstract: At least an output shaft angle associated with an output shaft is initialized to a known value where the output shaft is coupled to a motor shaft via a set of one or more gears. A direction of rotation associated with the motor shaft is determined using a plurality of discrete Hall sensors in the motor and the output shaft angle is updated using an incremental value and the direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Wisk Aero LLCInventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Publication number: 20210055133Abstract: At least an output shaft angle associated with an output shaft is initialized to a known value where the output shaft is coupled to a motor shaft via a set of one or more gears. A direction of rotation associated with the motor shaft is determined using a plurality of discrete Hall sensors in the motor and the output shaft angle is updated using an incremental value and the direction of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Patent number: 10868430Abstract: Battery sub-modules are selecting to electrically connect to a common power bus, including by: determining if a discharge-related fault indication for a given battery sub-module indicates that the given battery sub-module is in a discharge-related fault condition. If so, the given battery sub-module is excluded from the selected battery sub-modules such that said given battery sub-module is electrically disconnected from the common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules are configured so that the selected battery sub-modules are electrically connected to the common power bus; the selected battery sub-modules that are electrically connected to the common power bus are charged.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2020Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: WISK AERO LLCInventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
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Patent number: 10859401Abstract: At least an output shaft angle associated with an output shaft is initialized to a known value where the output shaft is coupled to a motor shaft via a set of one or more gears. A direction of rotation associated with the motor shaft is determined using a plurality of discrete Hall sensors in the motor and the output shaft angle is updated using an incremental value and the direction of rotation.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: WISK AERO LLCInventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Patent number: 10673252Abstract: Battery sub-modules are selecting to electrically connect to a common power bus, including by: determining if a discharge-related fault indication for a given battery sub-module indicates that the given battery sub-module is in a discharge-related fault condition. If so, the given battery sub-module is excluded from the selected battery sub-modules such that said given battery sub-module is electrically disconnected from the common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules are configured so that the selected battery sub-modules are electrically connected to the common power bus; the selected battery sub-modules that are electrically connected to the common power bus are charged.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: WISK AERO LLCInventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
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Patent number: 10573870Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: CORA AERO LLCInventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
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Publication number: 20200035976Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventors: Brian Robert VIELE, Lewis Romeo HOM
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Publication number: 20190260216Abstract: Battery sub-modules are selecting to electrically connect to a common power bus, including by: determining if a discharge-related fault indication for a given battery sub-module indicates that the given battery sub-module is in a discharge-related fault condition. If so, the given battery sub-module is excluded from the selected battery sub-modules such that said given battery sub-module is electrically disconnected from the common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules are configured so that the selected battery sub-modules are electrically connected to the common power bus; the selected battery sub-modules that are electrically connected to the common power bus are charged.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
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Patent number: 10333328Abstract: Battery sub-modules are selecting to electrically connect to a common power bus, including by: determining if a discharge-related fault indication for a given battery sub-module indicates that the given battery sub-module is in a discharge-related fault condition. If so, the given battery sub-module is excluded from the selected battery sub-modules such that said given battery sub-module is electrically disconnected from the common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules are configured so that the selected battery sub-modules are electrically connected to the common power bus; the selected battery sub-modules that are electrically connected to the common power bus are charged.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
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Patent number: 10209969Abstract: A protocol compiler to generate flight code and routing tables is disclosed. In various embodiments, one or more definition files are received. The one or more definition files are parsed to extract flight control system definition data. A communication topology comprising a set of entities of the flight control system and communication links between said entities is determined based on the flight control system definition data. A set of one or more routing tables is generated programmatically based at least in part on the communication topology and message type definition data. Flight code to implement a flight control system defined at least in part by said flight control system definition data is generating programmatically, based at least in part on the flight control system definition data, including code to route messages according to said one or more routing tables.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2018Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Scott Furman, Chad Smith, Brian Robert Viele, Patrick Kim, Allen H. Ibara, Dejapong Suwaratana, Matthew Walker, Gary Stempler
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Publication number: 20190051881Abstract: A first portion of a series battery is arranged where the first portion of the series battery produces a first magnetic field and the series battery includes a plurality of charge storage devices, a negative output terminal, a positive output terminal, and a plurality of intradevice connections connecting the plurality of charge storage devices in series. A second portion of the series battery is arranged such that a second magnetic field produced by the second portion of the series battery at least partially cancels out the first magnetic field.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2017Publication date: February 14, 2019Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
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Patent number: 10120662Abstract: A protocol compiler to generate flight code and routing tables is disclosed. In various embodiments, one or more definition files are received. The one or more definition files are parsed to extract flight control system definition data. A communication topology comprising a set of entities of the flight control system and communication links between said entities is determined based on the flight control system definition data. A set of one or more routing tables is generated programmatically based at least in part on the communication topology and message type definition data. Flight code to implement a flight control system defined at least in part by said flight control system definition data is generating programmatically, based at least in part on the flight control system definition data, including code to route messages according to said one or more routing tables.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Scott Furman, Chad Smith, Brian Robert Viele, Patrick Kim, Allen H. Ibara, Dejapong Suwaratana, Matthew Walker, Gary Stempler
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Patent number: 10110033Abstract: A metric is received for each battery sub-module in a plurality of battery sub-modules in order to obtain a plurality of metrics associated with the plurality of battery sub-modules. One or more battery sub-modules are selected from the plurality of battery sub-modules to electrically connect to a common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules are configured so that the selected battery sub-modules are electrically connected to the common power bus. The selected battery sub-modules that are electrically connected to the common power bus are charged.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
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Publication number: 20180292234Abstract: At least an output shaft angle associated with an output shaft is initialized to a known value where the output shaft is coupled to a motor shaft via a set of one or more gears. A direction of rotation associated with the motor shaft is determined using a plurality of discrete Hall sensors in the motor and the output shaft angle is updated using an incremental value and the direction of rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Publication number: 20180216964Abstract: A first measurement of a magnet that rotates is received from a first set of Hall sensors in a first component. A second measurement is received from a second set of Hall sensors in a second component where the first component and the second component are in a plane that is parallel to an axis of rotation associated with the magnet. An angle associated with the magnet is determined based at least in part on the first measurement and the second measurement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: August 2, 2018Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Patent number: 10036654Abstract: A first measurement of a magnet that rotates is received from a first set of Hall sensors in a first component. A second measurement is received from a second set of Hall sensors in a second component where the first component and the second component are in a plane that is parallel to an axis of rotation associated with the magnet. An angle associated with the magnet is determined based at least in part on the first measurement and the second measurement.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
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Patent number: 9932108Abstract: A first instruction directed to a first device is received from a controller and via a communication channel with redundancy. The first instruction is sent to the first device via a first communication protocol associated with the first device. A second instruction directed to a second device is received from the controller and via the communication channel with redundancy. The second instruction is sent to the second device via a second communication protocol associated with the second device.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Kitty Hawk CorporationInventor: Brian Robert Viele