Patents by Inventor Ian Conway

Ian Conway 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: 11939051
    Abstract: An aircraft can include a stacked propeller to generate lift during assent and descent. The stacked propeller includes a first propeller and a second propeller that co-rotate about an axis of rotation. In one embodiment, the blades are coupled to a rotor mast that contains an internal cavity. In one mode of operation, the first propeller and/or the second propeller can be stored in the internal cavity in order to reduce drag during flight. The aircraft can include one or more stacked propellers, such as a port propeller and a starboard propeller, which rotate in opposite directions during one or more modes of flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Joby Aero, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Moore, John Conway Badalamenti, Ian Andreas Villa, Adam Shaw Warmoth, David Lane Josephson
  • Patent number: 8083038
    Abstract: A spring loaded spacer for fastening components and control units together with touch control face plates or panels wherein the spacer has a shank portion nested in a barrel portion, one end of the barrel portion being connected to a chassis or the like and its shank portion being connected to one or more printed circuit boards and/or components, and wherein the shank portion is spring loaded within the barrel portion and is adapted to receive one or more printed circuit boards and/or components under tensioned engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Richco Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Reisel, Ian Conway, Willim Volker
  • Publication number: 20090045562
    Abstract: A spring loaded spacer for fastening components and control units with touch control face plates or panels wherein the spacer has a barrel portion having at one end means for connecting the spacer to a chassis or the like and at its other end a shank for connecting it to one or more printed circuit boards and/or components or the like, wherein a spring loaded shank is seated within the barrel and is adapted to receive one or more printed circuit boards under tensioned engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Reisel, Ian Conway, Willim Volker