Patents by Inventor Gurkan ACIKEL

Gurkan ACIKEL 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: 11827348
    Abstract: A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft takeoff/land as a multirotor and cruises as an airplane. The aircraft comprises two major parts: a winged carrier frame comprises wings, engines, propellers and landing gears; a tilting fuselage comprises cockpit, cabin and tail. The winged carrier frame is basically an X/H frame multirotor in which its thruster carrying arms are wing shaped. The aircraft can vertical takeoff as a multirotor aircraft after gaining safe altitude and forward airspeed the aircraft changes its flying axis that the wings and the thrust direction parallel to the horizon. The lift generated by the wings and thrust generated by the thrusters that aircraft has basic airplane flying characteristics. The fuselage tilted to keep the crew, passengers and payload relatively parallel to the horizon. The speed is reduced then the winged carrier frame and the tilting fuselage returned to multirotor mode for the landing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: Gurkan Acikel
  • Publication number: 20220097840
    Abstract: VTOL aircraft that takeoff and land as a multirotor and cruises as airplane. The aircraft comprises two major parts: First; winged carrier frame comprises wings, engines, propellers and landing gears. Second; tilting fuselage comprises cockpit, cabin and tail. Winged carrier frame is basically X/H frame multirotor that its thruster carrying arms are wing shaped. Aircraft vertically takeoff as multirotor after gaining safe altitude and forward airspeed then changes its flying axis that wings and thrust direction parallel to horizon. Lift generated by wings and thrust generated by thrusters that aircraft has basic airplane flying characteristics. Fuselage tilted to keep payload parallel to the horizon. Speed reduced, winged carrier frame and fuselage returned to multirotor for landing. It is easier to rotate fuselage than thrusters or wings. It is better to adjust thrust levels than vectoring to reduce the moving parts and aerodynamic effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventor: Gurkan ACIKEL