Patents by Inventor Michael ZWIERS

Michael ZWIERS 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, METHODS, AND MECHANICAL DESIGNS FOR INVERTERS FOR EVTOL AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20240116641
    Abstract: An electrical propulsion system for a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft comprises an electrical motor assembly and an inverter assembly. The inverter assembly comprises a housing, a capacitor assembly, at least one printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), and a plurality of positioning pins. The capacitor assembly comprises a center hole, at least one capacitor, a capacitor housing having at least one busbar, and a plurality of through holes in the capacitor housing. The capacitor assembly and the at least one PCBA are positioned inside the housing. The plurality of positioning pins pass through the through the plurality of through holes of the capacitor housing and the at least one PCBA and are connected to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: Archer Aviation, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. TEPE, Stephen Michael SPITERI, Scott GRAVES, Alan BALDWIN, Wei WU, Robert Wayne MOORE, Michael ZWIERS, Diederik MARIUS