Patents by Inventor Matthew Lee Skeels

Matthew Lee Skeels 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).

  • Patent number: 10807731
    Abstract: A motor mount assembly is provided for coupling a propeller motor to a body of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The motor mount assembly includes a floating portion and acts to attenuate frequencies of vibration from the propeller motor during operation, which modifies the corresponding noise that is produced and reduces stresses on the various components. The floating portion is surrounded on all sides by isolation portions (e.g., made of elastomers or other materials) that are held within a casing that attaches to the body of the UAV. In one implementation, the motor mount assembly is modular such that one or more of the isolation portions may be replaced with different isolation portions (e.g., having different attenuation properties), depending on the direction and nature of the vibrations from the propeller motor that are to be attenuated for a particular application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Beckman, Matthew Lee Skeels
  • Publication number: 20170088280
    Abstract: A motor mount assembly is provided for coupling a propeller motor to a body of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The motor mount assembly includes a floating portion and acts to attenuate frequencies of vibration from the propeller motor during operation, which modifies the corresponding noise that is produced and reduces stresses on the various components. The floating portion is surrounded on all sides by isolation portions (e.g., made of elastomers or other materials) that are held within a casing that attaches to the body of the UAV. In one implementation, the motor mount assembly is modular such that one or more of the isolation portions may be replaced with different isolation portions (e.g., having different attenuation properties), depending on the direction and nature of the vibrations from the propeller motor that are to be attenuated for a particular application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Brian C. Beckman, Matthew Lee Skeels