Patents by Inventor Joseph A. Hutterer

Joseph A. Hutterer 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).

  • Fuel efficient fixed wing aircraft
    Patent number: 7549604
    Abstract: A fixed wing aircraft having a fuselage having a forward end and a rearward end, the fuselage's forward end forming a nose section; the aircraft further having a primary thrust turbo-prop engine fixedly mounted upon the fuselage's rearward end; the aircraft further having an auxiliary thrust turbo-fan jet engine; the aircraft further having a pivot axle and support strut combination interconnecting the auxiliary thrust turbo-fan engine and the fuselage, the pivot axle and support strut combination positioning the auxiliary thrust turbo-fan jet engine within the fuselage's nose section; the aircraft further having an auxiliary thrust port extending through an outer wall of the nose section, the pivot axle and support strut combination being adapted for alternately moving the turbo-fan engine between first and second positions, the turbo-fan engine residing within the nose section upon movement to the first position, the turbo-fan engine outwardly overlying the auxiliary thrust port upon alternate movement to t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Joseph A. Hutterer
  • Fuel Efficient Fixed Wing Aircraft
    Publication number: 20080099599
    Abstract: A fixed wing aircraft having a fuselage having a forward end and a rearward end, the fuselage's forward end forming a nose section; the aircraft further having a primary thrust turbo-prop engine fixedly mounted upon the fuselage's rearward end; the aircraft further having an auxiliary thrust turbo-fan jet engine; the aircraft further having a pivot axle and support strut combination interconnecting the auxiliary thrust turbo-fan engine and the fuselage, the pivot axle and support strut combination positioning the auxiliary thrust turbo-fan jet engine within the fuselage's nose section; the aircraft further having an auxiliary thrust port extending through an outer wall of the nose section, the pivot axle and support strut combination being adapted for alternately moving the turbo-fan engine between first and second positions, the turbo-fan engine residing within the nose section upon movement to the first position, the turbo-fan engine outwardly overlying the auxiliary thrust port upon alternate movement to t
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventor: Joseph A. Hutterer