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).
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Patent number: 8128451Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.Inventors: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner, Keh-Bing Sheng
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Publication number: 20110117806Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.Inventors: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner, Keh-Bing Sheng
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Patent number: 7182666Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 7, 2004Date of Patent: February 27, 2007Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
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Patent number: 6986695Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2004Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
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Publication number: 20050250407Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2004Publication date: November 10, 2005Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
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Patent number: 6938856Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: September 6, 2005Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
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Publication number: 20050106987Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2004Publication date: May 19, 2005Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
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Patent number: 6886780Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 21, 2003Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel A. Frontera Castaner
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Publication number: 20050082428Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner
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Publication number: 20050082425Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2003Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: Hobbico, Inc.Inventor: Miguel Frontera Castaner