Patents by Inventor Miguel A. Frontera Castaner

Miguel A. Frontera Castaner 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: 8128451
    Abstract: A model airplane may include a fuselage, a wing rib removably attached at a top portion of the fuselage, and a wing having two wing sections. Each of the two wing sections may include an opening at an exterior end. The model airplane may also include a connecting member removably coupled with the fuselage alternatively either at the wing rib or at a side portion of the fuselage. The connecting member may be removably inserted into the opening of a wing section to couple the wing section with the fuselage. The connecting member may include a ferromagnetic material which is magnetically attracted to a ferromagnetic material included at an end of the opening within the wing section when the connecting member is inserted into the opening to couple the wing section with the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventors: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner, Keh-Bing Sheng
  • Publication number: 20110117806
    Abstract: A model airplane may include a fuselage, a wing rib removably attached at a top portion of the fuselage, and a wing having two wing sections. Each of the two wing sections may include an opening at an exterior end. The model airplane may also include a connecting member removably coupled with the fuselage alternatively either at the wing rib or at a side portion of the fuselage. The connecting member may be removably inserted into the opening of a wing section to couple the wing section with the fuselage. The connecting member may include a ferromagnetic material which is magnetically attracted to a ferromagnetic material included at an end of the opening within the wing section when the connecting member is inserted into the opening to couple the wing section with the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventors: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner, Keh-Bing Sheng
  • Patent number: 7182666
    Abstract: A mechanism for attaching a wing to a fuselage of a model airplane. The mechanism includes a mounting base, a wing bolt, a retaining device that holds the wing bolt in the mounting base, and a flexible support member positioned between the retaining device and the mounting base. A wing assembly for a model airplane is also disclosed. The wing assembly includes a first and second wing section and a wing rib for connecting the two sections. A means for connecting a wing assembly to a model airplane is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
  • Patent number: 6986695
    Abstract: An empennage assembly for a model aircraft. The empennage assembly includes a fuselage having a bottom portion with an opening and a housing positioned in the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage. The housing has a first end defining an opening and a second end. A rod extends from an underside of a vertical stabilizer, and a horizontal stabilizer having a hole is aligned with the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage, the housing and the rod, whereby the rod is positioned within the opening in the first end of the housing to secure the vertical and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. A method and device for attaching an empennage assembly to a model aircraft are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
  • Publication number: 20050250407
    Abstract: A mechanism for attaching a wing to a fuselage of a model airplane. The mechanism includes a mounting base, a wing bolt, a retaining device that holds the wing bolt in the mounting base, and a flexible support member positioned between the retaining device and the mounting base. A wing assembly for a model airplane is also disclosed. The wing assembly includes a first and second wing section and a wing rib for connecting the two sections. A means for connecting a wing assembly to a model airplane is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
  • Patent number: 6938856
    Abstract: An empennage assembly for a model aircraft. The empennage assembly includes a fuselage having a bottom portion with an opening and a housing positioned in the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage. The housing has a first end defining an opening and a second end. A rod extends from an underside of a vertical stabilizer, and a horizontal stabilizer having a hole is aligned with the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage, the housing and the rod, whereby the rod is positioned within the opening in the first end of the housing to secure the vertical and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. A method and device for attaching an empennage assembly to a model aircraft are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
  • Publication number: 20050106987
    Abstract: An empennage assembly for a model aircraft. The empennage assembly includes a fuselage having a bottom portion with an opening and a housing positioned in the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage. The housing has a first end defining an opening and a second end. A rod extends from an underside of a vertical stabilizer, and a horizontal stabilizer having a hole is aligned with the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage, the housing and the rod, whereby the rod is positioned within the opening in the first end of the housing to secure the vertical and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. A method and device for attaching an empennage assembly to a model aircraft are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
  • Patent number: 6886780
    Abstract: A wheel assembly, in particular, a landing gear assembly for an aircraft model that includes a mounting block and a pair of landing gear struts that are capable of being attached to the mounting block without the use of any tools. The mounting block includes individual attachment points for each individual landing gear strut that makes up the pair of gear struts. A method for installing the landing gear struts is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
  • Publication number: 20050082428
    Abstract: A wheel assembly, in particular, a landing gear assembly for an aircraft model that includes a mounting block and a pair of landing gear struts that are capable of being attached to the mounting block without the use of any tools. The mounting block includes individual attachment points for each individual landing gear strut that makes up the pair of gear struts. A method for installing the landing gear struts is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
  • Publication number: 20050082425
    Abstract: An empennage assembly for a model aircraft. The empennage assembly includes a fuselage having a bottom portion with an opening and a housing positioned in the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage. The housing has a first end defining an opening and a second end. A rod extends from an underside of a vertical stabilizer, and a horizontal stabilizer having a hole is aligned with the opening in the bottom portion of the fuselage, the housing and the rod, whereby the rod is positioned within the opening in the first end of the housing to secure the vertical and horizontal stabilizers to the fuselage. A method and device for attaching an empennage assembly to a model aircraft are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.
    Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner