Patents by Inventor Gerrit MICHAEL Becker

Gerrit MICHAEL Becker 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).

  • Vertical take-off and landing vehicle
    Patent number: 11492106
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle are provided. The VTOL vehicle includes: a fuselage having longitudinally a front section, a central section and a rear section; a first lifting surface comprising two wings respectively secured to opposite sides of the rear section of the fuselage; a second lifting surface comprising two wings respectively secured to opposite sides of the front section of the fuselage; where each wing comprises at least one engine module, each of the engine modules being pivotally coupled to the wing and each engine module being independently controlled for transitioning between a vertical mode of flight and a horizontal mode of flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: BLUEFLIGHT INC.
    Inventors: Frank Noppel, Gerrit Michael Becker
  • VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200354049
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle are provided. The VTOL vehicle includes: a fuselage having longitudinally a front section, a central section and a rear section; a first lifting surface comprising two wings respectively secured to opposite sides of the rear section of the fuselage; a second lifting surface comprising two wings respectively secured to opposite sides of the front section of the fuselage; where each wing comprises at least one engine module, each of the engine modules being pivotally coupled to the wing and each engine module being independently controlled for transitioning between a vertical mode of flight and a horizontal mode of flight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Frank Noppel, Gerrit MICHAEL Becker