Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Hughes

Mark Alan Hughes 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).

  • Hybrid aircraft with transversely oriented engine
    Patent number: 10967981
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an engine (e.g., piston engine, or turbine) having an axis made to be nonparallel with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This is enabled using an electrical, hydraulic, or other system to transfer energy generated by the engine (e.g., via electrical wiring, fluid conduits, etc.) to remotely power a motor used to drive a thrust-creating device (e.g., propeller or ducted fan). That the engine is able to be freely oriented allows for it being positioned without regard to any mechanical restraints existing in conventional arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Alan Hughes, Neal Herbert Willford
  • HYBRID AIRCRAFT WITH TRANVERSELY ORIENTED ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180037332
    Abstract: A propulsion system for an aircraft includes an engine (e.g., piston engine, or turbine) having an axis made to be nonparallel with the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. This is enabled using an electrical, hydraulic, or other system to transfer energy generated by the engine (e.g., via electrical wiring, fluid conduits, etc.) to remotely power a motor used to drive a thrust-creating device (e.g., propeller or ducted fan). That the engine is able to be freely oriented allows for it being positioned without regard to any mechanical restraints existing in conventional arrangements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Alan Hughes, Neal Herbert Willford
  • Aircraft with floats
    Patent number: D926663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey Hagemeister, Mark Alan Hughes