Patents by Inventor John Francis Henning, JR.

John Francis Henning, JR. 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).

  • Disc-shaped turbo-jet aircraft
    Patent number: 9550566
    Abstract: A disc-shaped aircraft including an airfoil having a convex upper surface and a planar lower surface with the edges of the surfaces meeting at the periphery of the disc and having a plurality of rotational mini turbine jets affixed sequentially at the edge of the circumference of the disc, the turbine jets effecting vertical, horizontal, and directional thrust under computer and pilot control. Stable flight is maintained by an internal gyroscopic counter-rotating rotor blade system, individual control of the turbine jets, and a series of retractable flaps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: John Francis Henning, Jr.
  • DISC-SHAPED TURBO-JET AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160347448
    Abstract: A disc-shaped aircraft including an airfoil having a convex upper surface and a planar lower surface with the edges of the surfaces meeting at the periphery of the disc and having a plurality of rotational mini turbine jets affixed sequentially at the edge of the circumference of the disc, the turbine jets effecting vertical, horizontal, and directional thrust under computer and pilot control. Stable flight is maintained by an internal gyroscopic counter-rotating rotor blade system, individual control of the turbine jets, and a series of retractable flaps.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventor: John Francis Henning, JR.