Patents by Inventor TRAVIS D. FIELDS

TRAVIS D. FIELDS 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).

  • Aerial delivery system
    Patent number: 11186376
    Abstract: An aerial payload delivery system uses a cruciform parachute canopy that is connected to base by plurality of suspension lines including an adjustable control line. A control system includes an actuator to selectively adjust the length of the control line. By adjusting the length of the control line, the parachute can be selectively set to glide or descend substantially vertically subject to wind. In an embodiment, the suspension lines also include a short line and a plurality of long lines. The parachute is set to glide by adjusting the control line to be about the same length as the short line and set to vertically descend by adjusting the length of the control line to differ from the short line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, The Curators of the University of Missouri, The United Sates of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Travis D. Fields, Oleg A. Yakimenko, Richard Benney
  • AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190270522
    Abstract: An aerial payload delivery system uses a cruciform parachute canopy that is connected to base by plurality of suspension lines including an adjustable control line. A control system includes an actuator to selectively adjust the length of the control line. By adjusting the length of the control line, the parachute can be selectively set to glide or descend substantially vertically subject to wind. In an embodiment, the suspension lines also include a short line and a plurality of long lines. The parachute is set to glide by adjusting the control line to be about the same length as the short line and set to vertically descend by adjusting the length of the control line to differ from the short line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: TRAVIS D. FIELDS, OLEG A. YAKIMENKO, RICHARD BENNEY