Patents by Inventor Marcus Aaron DUNAVAN

Marcus Aaron DUNAVAN 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLIGHT CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20260138731
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed, comprising: measuring one or more state variables of the aircraft; inputting the one or more measured state variables to a prioritization scheme configured to determine an optimized actuator setting; determining one or more actuator commands based at least in part on inputting the one or more measured state variables to the prioritization scheme; and automatically controlling at least one actuator of the aircraft based on the determined one or more actuator commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2026
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Thomas DEPENBUSCH, Marcus Aaron DUNAVAN, Andrew Ging Wei HOLUP, Jong-Yeob SHIN, Alexander Oliver HAAS
  • Systems and methods for flight control of aircraft
    Patent number: 12534188
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed, comprising: measuring one or more state variables of the aircraft; inputting the one or more measured state variables to a prioritization scheme configured to determine an optimized actuator setting; determining one or more actuator commands based at least in part on inputting the one or more measured state variables to the prioritization scheme; and automatically controlling at least one actuator of the aircraft based on the determined one or more actuator commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Thomas Depenbusch, Marcus Aaron Dunavan, Andrew Ging Wei Holup, Jong-Yeob Shin, Alexander Oliver Haas
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLIGHT CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20260015079
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to systems and methods for flight control of aircrafts driven by electric propulsion systems and in other types of vehicles. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed, comprising: measuring one or more state variables of the aircraft; inputting the one or more measured state variables to a prioritization scheme configured to determine an optimized actuator setting; determining one or more actuator commands based at least in part on inputting the one or more measured state variables to the prioritization scheme; and automatically controlling at least one actuator of the aircraft based on the determined one or more actuator commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Thomas DEPENBUSCH, Marcus Aaron DUNAVAN, Andrew Ging Wei HOLUP, Jong-Yeob SHIN, Alexander Oliver HAAS
  • Display screen with animated graphical user interface for avionics
    Patent number: D1134413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Archer Aviation Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro Roberto Paterson Carleial, Jeffery Scott Greenwood, Marcus Aaron Dunavan