Patents by Inventor Ken FINKLEA

Ken FINKLEA 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).

  • Air-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
    Publication number: 20210371081
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described of an unmanned aerial vehicle having a wing. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ken Finklea, Carlos Miralles, Guan Hua Su
  • Air-launched unmanned aerial vehicle
    Patent number: 10974809
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle is described. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Sierra Nevada Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Finklea, Carlos Miralles, Guan Hua Su
  • AIR-LAUNCHED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170369150
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle is described. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a first body of the wing with a first end proximate a body of the vehicle. A second end is opposite the first end. A first joint is on the first end of the first main body of the wing. The joint rotatably couples the wing to the vehicle. A second joint is on the second end of the vehicle. A second body of the wing is rotatably coupled to the first body via the second joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: SIERRA NEVADA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ken FINKLEA, Carlos MIRALLES