Patents by Inventor Eric Benjamin Gilbert

Eric Benjamin Gilbert 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).

  • Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods
    Patent number: 11891166
    Abstract: Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a battery, a rotor coupled to a wing, a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, and a processor operatively coupled to the motor. The processor to is cause the motor to operate in a first motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a first rotor operational state when the motor is operating in the first motor operational state. The processor is to cause the motor to switch from operating in the first motor operational state to a second motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a second rotor operational state when the motor is in the second motor operational state. The motor is to provide electrical energy to the battery in the second motor operational state and the rotor is to autorotate in the second rotor operational state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Eric Benjamin Gilbert
  • HYBRID MULTIROTOR VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200324886
    Abstract: Hybrid multirotor vehicles and related methods are disclosed herein. An example aircraft includes a battery, a rotor coupled to a wing, a motor operatively coupled to the rotor, and a processor operatively coupled to the motor. The processor to is cause the motor to operate in a first motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a first rotor operational state when the motor is operating in the first motor operational state. The processor is to cause the motor to switch from operating in the first motor operational state to a second motor operational state. The rotor is to operate in a second rotor operational state when the motor is in the second motor operational state. The motor is to provide electrical energy to the battery in the second motor operational state and the rotor is to autorotate in the second rotor operational state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Eric Benjamin Gilbert