Patents by Inventor Shawn Cimonetti

Shawn Cimonetti 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).

  • MAGNETIC LOCKING SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ROTOR AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20250121944
    Abstract: A magnetic locking system and methods for restricting movement of an electric aircraft motor is provided. A locking system may include a magnetic lock, which includes a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. First and second magnetic components may be configured to attract each other and thus lock rotor in a certain position. The first or second magnetic component may include an electromagnet so that magnetic lock may be engaged or disengaged based on one or more parameters, such as a detection by a sensor or a signal generated by a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Ben Colbourn, Shawn Cimonetti
  • Magnetic locking system of an electric aircraft rotor and methods thereof
    Patent number: 12103691
    Abstract: A magnetic locking system and methods for restricting movement of an electric aircraft motor is provided. A locking system may include a magnetic lock, which includes a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. First and second magnetic components may be configured to attract each other and thus lock rotor in a certain position. The first or second magnetic component may include an electromagnet so that magnetic lock may be engaged or disengaged based on one or more parameters, such as a detection by a sensor or a signal generated by a controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BETA AIR LLC
    Inventors: Ben Colbourn, Shawn Cimonetti
  • MAGNETIC LOCKING SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT ROTOR AND METHODS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20230348080
    Abstract: A magnetic locking system and methods for restricting movement of an electric aircraft motor is provided. A locking system may include a magnetic lock, which includes a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. First and second magnetic components may be configured to attract each other and thus lock rotor in a certain position. The first or second magnetic component may include an electromagnet so that magnetic lock may be engaged or disengaged based on one or more parameters, such as a detection by a sensor or a signal generated by a controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventors: Ben Colbourn, Shawn Cimonetti