Patents by Inventor Robbie Philip Su

Robbie Philip Su 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).

  • Nodes for multiple aerial vehicles connected to a single ground station
    Patent number: 10502179
    Abstract: Airborne wind turbine systems with multiple aerial vehicles connected via multiple tethers to a single ground station are disclosed. A node is coupled to the tethers. The node includes a drive system. At a proximate end of the node, each of the tethers is adjacent to neighboring tethers. And at a distal end of the node, each of the tethers is separated from the neighboring tethers. The airborne wind turbine system includes a control system configured to operate the drive system to translate the node along the tethers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Makani Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Charles Nordstrom, Robbie Philip Su, Elias Wolfgang Pattern, Joel Fraser Atwater, Fort Felker
  • Nodes for Multiple Aerial Vehicles Connected to a Single Ground Station
    Publication number: 20190072067
    Abstract: Airborne wind turbine systems with multiple aerial vehicles connected via multiple tethers to a single ground station are disclosed. A node is coupled to the tethers. The node includes a drive system. At a proximate end of the node, each of the tethers is adjacent to neighboring tethers. And at a distal end of the node, each of the tethers is separated from the neighboring tethers. The airborne wind turbine system includes a control system configured to operate the drive system to translate the node along the tethers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Charles Nordstrom, Robbie Philip Su, Elias Wolfgang Patten, Joel Fraser Atwater, Fort Felker
  • Nodes for multiple aerial vehicles connected to a single ground station
    Patent number: 10145356
    Abstract: Airborne wind turbine systems with multiple aerial vehicles connected via multiple tethers to a single ground station are disclosed. A node is coupled to the tethers. The node includes a drive system. At a proximate end of the node, each of the tethers is adjacent to neighboring tethers. And at a distal end of the node, each of the tethers is separated from the neighboring tethers. The airborne wind turbine system includes a control system configured to operate the drive system to translate the node along the tethers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: X DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Charles Nordstrom, Robbie Philip Su, Elias Wolfgang Patten, Joel Fraser Atwater, Fort Felker