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).

  • Publication number: 20230207854
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
  • Patent number: 11621460
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
  • Patent number: 11280638
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wisk Aero LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Publication number: 20210055133
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Patent number: 10868430
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
  • Patent number: 10859401
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Patent number: 10673252
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: WISK AERO LLC
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
  • Patent number: 10573870
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: CORA AERO LLC
    Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
  • Publication number: 20200035976
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Robert VIELE, Lewis Romeo HOM
  • Publication number: 20190260216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
  • Patent number: 10333328
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
  • Patent number: 10209969
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Furman, Chad Smith, Brian Robert Viele, Patrick Kim, Allen H. Ibara, Dejapong Suwaratana, Matthew Walker, Gary Stempler
  • Publication number: 20190051881
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Brian Robert Viele, Lewis Romeo Hom
  • Patent number: 10120662
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Scott Furman, Chad Smith, Brian Robert Viele, Patrick Kim, Allen H. Ibara, Dejapong Suwaratana, Matthew Walker, Gary Stempler
  • Patent number: 10110033
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Lewis Romeo Hom, Brian Robert Viele, Scott Furman
  • Publication number: 20180292234
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Publication number: 20180216964
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Patent number: 10036654
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey Alan Long, Brian Robert Viele
  • Patent number: 9932108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Kitty Hawk Corporation
    Inventor: Brian Robert Viele