Patents by Inventor Steven K. Tayman

Steven K. Tayman 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).

  • Vertically oriented tube-launchable rotary wing aircraft having respective rotors at opposite ends of main body
    Patent number: 10793265
    Abstract: An expendable rotary wing unmanned aircraft capable of storage in a cylindrical housing includes a longitudinally extending body having an upper end and a lower end; and a pair of counter-rotating coaxial rotors each located at respective ends of longitudinally-extending body, wherein each rotor includes two or more blades, each blade rotatably coupled to a remainder of the rotor at a hinged joint and thereby extending along a length of the body in a storage configuration and extending radially outward from the body in a flight configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Steven K. Tayman
  • Vertically Oriented Tube-Launchable Rotary Wing Aircraft Having Respective Rotors at Opposite Ends of Main Body
    Publication number: 20180281939
    Abstract: An expendable rotary wing unmanned aircraft capable of storage in a cylindrical housing includes a longitudinally extending body having an upper end and a lower end; and a pair of counter-rotating coaxial rotors each located at respective ends of longitudinally-extending body, wherein each rotor includes two or more blades, each blade rotatably coupled to a remainder of the rotor at a hinged joint and thereby extending along a length of the body in a storage configuration and extending radially outward from the body in a flight configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Steven K. Tayman
  • Stop-rotor rotary wing aircraft
    Patent number: 8070090
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transitioning an aircraft between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes are provided. In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a plurality of wings each having a spar and a flap; a flap actuator configured to move the flap with respect to the spar; and a center section rotatably coupled to each spar. The center section includes at least one spar actuator configured to rotate at least one of the wings about a rotational axis of the spar when the aircraft transitions between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Steven K. Tayman
  • Stop-rotor rotary wing aircraft
    Publication number: 20100230547
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transitioning an aircraft between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes are provided. In one embodiment, an aircraft comprises a plurality of wings each having a spar and a flap; a flap actuator configured to move the flap with respect to the spar; and a center section rotatably coupled to each spar. The center section includes at least one spar actuator configured to rotate at least one of the wings about a rotational axis of the spar when the aircraft transitions between helicopter and fixed wing flight modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: The Government of the US, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Steven K. Tayman