Patents by Inventor Sarah Overfield

Sarah Overfield 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).

  • Patent number: 11981445
    Abstract: An apparatus for preconditioning a power source of an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a power source of an electric aircraft, a computing device, and a user device. The computing device is configured to receive a flight plan, determine a predicted power usage model as a function of the flight plan, and initiate a power source modification on the electric aircraft as a function of the predicted power usage model. The user device is configured to display a flight performance infographic as a function of the predicted power usage model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Overfield, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
  • Patent number: 11984571
    Abstract: A cooling assembly for preventing cell-to-cell heat transfer is provided. Cooling assembly may include a battery pack, which may include a plurality of battery cells. Cooling assembly may also include a cooling plate. Cooling plate may include a geometry that prevents battery cells from exchanging heat during operation and/or malfunctions. Cooling plate geometry may include geometric features imprinted in a surface of cooling plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield, Nathan Goldsberry, Sam Wagner, Jeffrey Goldman, Yesaswai Chilamkurti
  • Publication number: 20240061444
    Abstract: An apparatus for pre-flight preparation for an electric aircraft including at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to generate a plurality of aircraft conditioning data using at least a sensor. The memory containing instructions further configuring the processor to engage at least an aircraft conditioning system using power from an auxiliary power supply, The aircraft conditioning system is configured to receive the plurality of aircraft conditioning data from the at least a sensor, test the output of the at least a sensor against an expected value of the at least a sensor, and initiate the aircraft conditioning system as a function of the aircraft conditioning data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Henck, Sarah Overfield
  • Publication number: 20230415913
    Abstract: The present invention is systems and methods for preflight temperature management of an energy source of an electric aircraft. The system may include a sensor attached to an energy source of an electric aircraft, where the sensor is configured to detect a temperature of the energy source and generate a corresponding temperature datum. A computing device communicatively connected to the sensor may receive the temperature datum and determine the readiness of the electric aircraft for flight based on the temperature of the energy source. If the electric aircraft is not considered ready by the computing device, then an energy source modification may be initiated that changes the temperature of the energy source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Overfield, Richard Donnelly
  • Patent number: 11848433
    Abstract: A system for battery pack cooling including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of pouch cells and a separation element, where the separation separates at least a first pouch cell of the plurality pouch cells from a second pouch cell of the plurality of pouch cells. The separation element contains a fluid. The system also includes a cooling plate, where the cooling plate is adjacent to the lower side of the battery pack. The cooling plate comprises at least a cooling fin, where the at least a cooling fin extends towards the separation element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Denson Schreiber, Sarah Overfield, Sam Wagner, Sean Donovan, Nathan Goldsberry
  • Publication number: 20230402677
    Abstract: A system for battery pack cooling including a battery pack. The battery pack includes a plurality of pouch cells and a separation element, where the separation separates at least a first pouch cell of the plurality pouch cells from a second pouch cell of the plurality of pouch cells. The separation element contains a fluid. The system also includes a cooling plate, where the cooling plate is adjacent to the lower side of the battery pack. The cooling plate comprises at least a cooling fin, where the at least a cooling fin extends towards the separation element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart Denson Schreiber, Sarah Overfield, Sam Wagner, Sean Donovan, Nathan Goldsberry
  • Publication number: 20230386345
    Abstract: In an aspect an apparatus for determining a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A memory contains instructions configuring at least a processor to receive aircraft data from a sensing device. A sensing device is configured to measure a parameter of an electric aircraft and generate aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to determine a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft as a function of aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to communicate a most limiting parameter to a pilot indicator in communication with the at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A pilot indicator is configured to display a most limiting parameter to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Herman Wiegman, Thomas Henck, Sarah Overfield, Richard Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20230382555
    Abstract: In an aspect an apparatus for determining a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A memory contains instructions configuring at least a processor to receive aircraft data from a sensing device. A sensing device is configured to measure a parameter of an electric aircraft and generate aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to determine a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft as a function of aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to communicate a most limiting parameter to a pilot indicator in communication with the at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A pilot indicator is configured to display a most limiting parameter to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Henck, Sarah Overfield, Richard Donnelly
  • Publication number: 20230382547
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for managing thermal energy of an electric aircraft energy source. Apparatus may include fins, which extend from a skin of electric aircraft. The energy source may bias or be adjacent to the fins so that heat energy may dissipate from the energy source and through the fins and, thus, the skin. A coolant may also be run through the apparatus, where the coolant may flow through channels that are disposed between the fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
  • Patent number: 11827375
    Abstract: In an aspect an apparatus for determining a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A memory contains instructions configuring at least a processor to receive aircraft data from a sensing device. A sensing device is configured to measure a parameter of an electric aircraft and generate aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to determine a most limiting parameter of an electric aircraft as a function of aircraft data. At least a processor is configured to communicate a most limiting parameter to a pilot indicator in communication with the at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the at least a processor. A pilot indicator is configured to display a most limiting parameter to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Henck, Sarah Overfield, Richard Donnelly
  • Patent number: 11807382
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus for managing thermal energy of an electric aircraft energy source. Apparatus may include fins, which extend from a skin of electric aircraft. The energy source may bias or be adjacent to the fins so that heat energy may dissipate from the energy source and through the fins and, thus, the skin. A coolant may also be run through the apparatus, where the coolant may flow through channels that are disposed between the fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
  • Patent number: 11801773
    Abstract: A method and system for ground-based thermal conditioning of an electric aircraft. The system includes an electric aircraft, an onboard thermal conditioning module on the electric aircraft, and a ground-based thermal conditioning module connected to the onboard thermal conditioning module. Liquid coolant runs through the ground-based thermal conditioning module to the onboard thermal conditioning module. Ground-based thermal conditioning module purges the coolant from the onboard thermal conditioning module. The ground-based thermal conditioning module is disconnected from the onboard thermal conditioning module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Overfield, Sean Donovan
  • Patent number: 11728532
    Abstract: In an aspect an electric aircraft is presented. An electric aircraft includes a consumable coolant reservoir housed within the electric aircraft. A consumable coolant reservoir is configured to contain a coolant. An electric aircraft includes a battery pack temperature control system including at least a thermal pathway. A thermal pathway is in thermal communication with a consumable coolant reservoir and at least a battery pack of an electric aircraft. A thermal pathway is configured to transport a thermal energy away from at least a battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Braedon Lohe, Sean Donovan, Sarah Overfield
  • Publication number: 20230219691
    Abstract: An apparatus for preconditioning a power source of an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a power source of an electric aircraft, a computing device, and a user device. The computing device is configured to receive a flight plan, determine a predicted power usage model as a function of the flight plan, and initiate a power source modification on the electric aircraft as a function of the predicted power usage model. The user device is configured to display a flight performance infographic as a function of the predicted power usage model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Overfield, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
  • Publication number: 20230132515
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and methods for preconditioning a power source of an electric aircraft. The system may include a sensor attached to a power source of an electric aircraft, where the sensor is configured to detect a condition datum of an operating component of the power source, and a flight controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the flight controller configured to determine if there is a divergent element of an operating state of the power source and, if so, initiate a power source modification to correct the divergent element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Palombini, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner, Sarah Overfield
  • Patent number: 11572183
    Abstract: A system for preconditioning a power source of an electric aircraft is presented. The apparatus includes a power source of an electric aircraft, a computing device, and a user device. The computing device is configured to receive a flight plan, determine a predicted power usage model as a function of the flight plan, and initiate a power source modification on the electric aircraft as a function of the predicted power usage model. The user device is configured to display a flight performance infographic as a function of the predicted power usage model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Sarah Overfield, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner
  • Patent number: 11420534
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and methods for preconditioning a power source of an electric aircraft. The system may include a sensor attached to a power source of an electric aircraft, where the sensor is configured to detect a condition datum of an operating component of the power source, and a flight controller communicatively connected to the sensor, the flight controller configured to determine if there is a divergent element of an operating state of the power source and, if so, initiate a power source modification to correct the divergent element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: John Charles Palombini, Sean Donovan, Sam Wagner, Sarah Overfield