Patents by Inventor Paul Edward Ian POUNDS

Paul Edward Ian POUNDS 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).

  • Rotorcraft
    Patent number: 10124888
    Abstract: A rotorcraft having a body and a propulsion system wherein the propulsion system includes a main thrust rotor and multiple control rotors, wherein the main thrust rotor is coupled to the body, whereby the main thrust rotor is driven by a main thrust drive shaft having an axis of rotation maintained in a fixed orientation to the body of the rotorcraft and wherein the multiple control rotors are arranged to control roll, pitch and yaw of the rotorcraft and are driven by respective control drive shafts offset to the axis of rotation of the main thrust drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
    Inventor: Paul Edward Ian Pounds
  • ROTORCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160280369
    Abstract: A rotorcraft having a body and a propulsion system wherein the propulsion system includes a main thrust rotor and multiple control rotors, wherein the main thrust rotor is coupled to the body, whereby the main thrust rotor is driven by a main thrust drive shaft having an axis of rotation maintained in a fixed orientation to the body of the rotorcraft and wherein the multiple control rotors are arranged to control roll, pitch and yaw of the rotorcraft and are driven by respective control drive shafts offset to the axis of rotation of the main thrust drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventor: Paul Edward Ian POUNDS