Patents by Inventor Jesse Drake Kiewit

Jesse Drake Kiewit 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).

  • Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods
    Patent number: 11066185
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative method for lofting a payload includes directing a lifting device upward, releasing a parachute from the lifting device, with the parachute carrying a pulley and having a flexible line passing around the pulley. The flexible line is connected between a tension device (e.g., a winch) and the payload. The method further includes activating the tension device to reel in the flexible line and accelerate the payload upwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: INSITU, INC.
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Andrew Royds Hayes, Jesse Drake Kiewit
  • LAUNCH AND/OR RECOVERY FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT AND/OR OTHER PAYLOADS, INCLUDING VIA PARACHUTE-ASSIST, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20190337640
    Abstract: Launch and/or recovery for unmanned aircraft and/or other payloads, including via parachute-assist, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A representative method for lofting a payload includes directing a lifting device upward, releasing a parachute from the lifting device, with the parachute carrying a pulley and having a flexible line passing around the pulley. The flexible line is connected between a tension device (e.g., a winch) and the payload. The method further includes activating the tension device to reel in the flexible line and accelerate the payload upwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Brian D. Dennis, Jacob Allen, Andrew Royds Hayes, Jesse Drake Kiewit