Patents by Inventor Cecil C. Rhodes

Cecil C. Rhodes 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).

  • Patent number: 9957035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft. The aircraft includes a fuselage module for receiving a payload. The fuselage module includes a plurality of internal connections. The aircraft includes a wing module adjustably coupled to the fuselage module and a tail module coupled to the wing module. The wing module may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust a location of an aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft. A main landing gear may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: The Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: John Valasek, James Franklin May, Andrew Beckett, Cecil C. Rhodes, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160009363
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft. The aircraft includes a fuselage module for receiving a payload. The fuselage module includes a plurality of internal connections. The aircraft includes a wing module adjustably coupled to the fuselage module and a tail module coupled to the wing module. The wing module may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust a location of an aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft. A main landing gear may be adjusted relative to the fuselage module to adjust the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft to maintain a pre-determined distance between the location of the aerodynamic center of the aircraft and the location of the center of gravity of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: Texas A&M University System
    Inventors: John Valasek, James Franklin May, Andrew Beckett, Cecil C. Rhodes, JR.
  • Patent number: 4234429
    Abstract: Particulate matter collected by an environmental air quality control device may be in part toxic in nature and thus not readily disposable. By separating the toxic portion of the particulate matter from a nontoxic portion, disposal of nontoxic portion may be more easily accomplished. This separation may be readily effected where the toxic portion is soluble and the nontoxic portion is insoluble, thus allowing the toxic soluble portion to be formed into a solution with a dissolving liquid. The nontoxic insoluble portion then may be filtered from the toxic solution, rinsed, dried and disposed of accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Assignee: Amsted Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Cecil C. Rhodes, Robert S. Kozar