Patents by Inventor Nick Warren

Nick Warren 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).

  • Publication number: 20240420579
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft including a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft; a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to: receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and re-route the electric aircraft based on the temperature datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, John Charles Palombini, Nick Warren
  • Patent number: 12080176
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft including a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft; a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to: receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and re-route the electric aircraft based on the temperature datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, Nick Warren, John Palombini
  • Patent number: 11804138
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system of automated fleet management for aerial vehicles, including a first aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising: a first sensor configured to measure an external metric and generate external datum based on the external metric; and a second sensor configured to measure an aircraft metric and generate aircraft datum based on the aircraft metric; and a computing device operating on the first aerial vehicle, the computing device communicatively connected to a network including at least a second aerial vehicle, the computing device configured to: receive the external datum from the first sensor of the first aerial vehicle and the aircraft datum from the second sensor of the first aerial vehicle; and transmit at least a flight plan update element to the network based on the external datum and the aircraft datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, Nick Warren, John Palombini
  • Publication number: 20230154337
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system of automated fleet management for aerial vehicles, including a first aerial vehicle, the aerial vehicle comprising: a first sensor configured to measure an external metric and generate external datum based on the external metric; and a second sensor configured to measure an aircraft metric and generate aircraft datum based on the aircraft metric; and a computing device operating on the first aerial vehicle, the computing device communicatively connected to a network including at least a second aerial vehicle, the computing device configured to: receive the external datum from the first sensor of the first aerial vehicle and the aircraft datum from the second sensor of the first aerial vehicle; and transmit at least a flight plan update element to the network based on the external datum and the aircraft datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, Nick Warren, John Palombini
  • Publication number: 20230154340
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft including a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft; a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to: receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and re-route the electric aircraft based on the temperature datum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, Nick Warren, John Palombini
  • Patent number: 11562653
    Abstract: In an aspect of the present disclosure is a system for in-flight re-routing of an electric aircraft including a battery pack configured to provide electrical power to the electric aircraft; a sensor configured to detect at least a temperature metric of the battery pack and generate a temperature datum based on the at least a temperature metric; a controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the controller configured to: receive the temperature datum from the sensor; and re-route the electric aircraft based on the temperature datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Steven J. Foland, Lochie Ferrier, Nick Warren, John Palombini
  • Patent number: 7933667
    Abstract: An industrial robot including a manipulator, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operating unit for teaching and manually operating the robot, which operating unit is adapted for wireless communication with the control unit and including an operator control. The transmissions may be made wirelessly with redundant software processes for transmission and/or reception. Safety is increased by ensuring that the operator is within the specified operating area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: ABB AB
    Inventors: Ralph Sjöberg, Nick Warren, Jan Endresen, Erik Carlson
  • Publication number: 20070297890
    Abstract: An industrial robot including a manipulator, a control unit for controlling the manipulator, a portable operating unit for teaching and manually operating the robot, which operating unit is adapted for wireless communication with the control unit and including an operator control. The transmissions may be made wirelessly with redundant software processes for transmission and/or reception. Safety is increased by ensuring that the operator is within the specified operating area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: ABB Ab
    Inventors: Ralph Sjoberg, Nick Warren, Jan Endresen, Erik Carlson