Patents by Inventor Dustin Gamble

Dustin Gamble 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).

  • Release and capture of a fixed-wing aircraft
    Patent number: 10933996
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an unmanned, multirotor helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may couple to the fixed-wing aircraft to support and hold the fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may then elevate the fixed-wing aircraft from a launch site to a release altitude. The multirotor helicopter may also accelerate the fixed-wing aircraft to a release speed and upon reaching the release speed, release the fixed-wing aircraft. The unmanned, multirotor helicopter may then return to the launch site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Dustin Gamble, Matthew Curran
  • Release and Capture of a Fixed-Wing Aircraft
    Publication number: 20170036762
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes an unmanned, multirotor helicopter and a fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may couple to the fixed-wing aircraft to support and hold the fixed-wing aircraft. The multirotor helicopter may then elevate the fixed-wing aircraft from a launch site to a release altitude. The multirotor helicopter may also accelerate the fixed-wing aircraft to a release speed and upon reaching the release speed, release the fixed-wing aircraft. The unmanned, multirotor helicopter may then return to the launch site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: Dustin Gamble, Matthew Curran