Patents by Inventor David Eichstedt

David Eichstedt 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).

  • FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR AN AEROSPACE HYBRID SYSTEM AND OPTIMIZED COMPONENTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230391463
    Abstract: A hybrid powertrain system includes an engine, an electric machine having a power shaft therein, and a clutch configured to releasably engage an output of the engine and the power shaft of the electric machine. The electric machine further includes an electrical output. The power shaft is configured to mechanically attach to and provide mechanical power to a propulsion device. A controller is configured to control the engine, the electric machine, and the clutch to implement one or more power output modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Richard Bartsch, Richard Pat Anderson, David Eichstedt, David N. Spitzer, Austin Cassels, Xavier Gerardo Santacruz, Patrick Currier
  • Indirect motor drive train for RC vehicles
    Patent number: 10689101
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an indirect motor drive train for RC vehicles. Example embodiments include RC vehicles such as helicopters (and more specifically quadcopters) with a housing and housing arms that extend radially from the housing. Protected within each housing arm is a motor and indirect drive train. In operation, the drive train may include a first gear and a second gear with corresponding teeth that mesh together to translate motion from the motor axis to a propeller axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Horizon Hobby, LLC
    Inventors: James Haley, David Eichstedt
  • INDIRECT MOTOR DRIVE TRAIN FOR RC VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20170210464
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an indirect motor drive train for RC vehicles. Example embodiments include RC vehicles such as helicopters (and more specifically quadcopters) with a housing and housing arms that extend radially from the housing. Protected within each housing arm is a motor and indirect drive train. In operation, the drive train may include a first gear and a second gear with corresponding teeth that mesh together to translate motion from the motor axis to a propeller axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventors: James Haley, David Eichstedt
  • Door handle
    Patent number: D958632
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Shyft Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric R. Fisher, Richard David Eichstedt