Patents by Inventor Nicholas Hou

Nicholas Hou 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).

  • Modular hybrid airframe structure for battery thermal event protection and repair
    Patent number: 11685502
    Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is stronger than the first type of material such that one of the sheets of the second type of material is lighter weight than a sheet of equal strength of the first type of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr., Timothy Brian Carr, Nicholas Hou, William Anthony Amante
  • MODULAR HYBRID AIRFRAME STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY THERMAL EVENT PROTECTION AND REPAIR
    Publication number: 20210403136
    Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is lighter weight than the first type of material; and wherein the second type of material is more heat-resistant than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR., Timothy Brian Carr, Nicholas Hou, William Anthony Amante