Patents by Inventor Kyle Hofstatter

Kyle Hofstatter 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).

  • Self-propelled airship hull repair system
    Patent number: 8800628
    Abstract: An airship hull repair system. The system includes a drive subsystem configured to move the system across an airship hull, a damage detecting subsystem configured to detect damage to the airship hull, a hull repair subsystem configured to repair the detected damage to the airship hull, and a magnetic coupling. The drive subsystem, the damage detecting subsystem, and the hull repair subsystem are included in an interior piece of the system configured to move on an interior of the airship hull and an exterior piece of the system configured to move on an exterior of the airship hull. The magnetic coupling couples the interior piece and the exterior piece to move together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: John Morehead, Nicholas Piini, Kyle Hofstatter, Eric Younge
  • SELF-PROPELLED AIRSHIP HULL REPAIR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130312895
    Abstract: An airship hull repair system. The system includes a drive subsystem configured to move the system across an airship hull, a damage detecting subsystem configured to detect damage to the airship hull, a hull repair subsystem configured to repair the detected damage to the airship hull, and a magnetic coupling. The drive subsystem, the damage detecting subsystem, and the hull repair subsystem are included in an interior piece of the system configured to move on an interior of the airship hull and an exterior piece of the system configured to move on an exterior of the airship hull. The magnetic coupling couples the interior piece and the exterior piece to move together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: John MOREHEAD, Nicholas Piini, Kyle Hofstatter, Eric Younge