Patents by Inventor William A. Amante

William A. Amante 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).

  • Publication number: 20250001903
    Abstract: A nonintegral cold plate is described for providing cooling of battery charging. The nonintegrated cold plate can receive and circulate coolant against a surface of a battery or of a vehicle. After charging the nonintegrated cold plate can be removed to save weight on the vehicle's payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventor: William A. Amante
  • Patent number: 12176506
    Abstract: A cold plate is couplable with a component for dissipating heat from a component. The cold plate includes a top plate coupled with a bottom plate to receive a cooling medium therebetween. The top plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls includes a recess extending within the wall. The bottom plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body such that an end portion of each wall of the bottom plate is inserted within the recess of each wall of the top plate to form an interlocking joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Jeffrey B. Cloud
  • Patent number: 12136720
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and an airframe supporting the fuselage. The airframe includes a pair of longitudinally-extending beams. The aircraft further includes a battery assembly including a cold plate secured to the pair of longitudinally-extending beams, and a battery mounted to the cold plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Karl H. Schroeder, Jessica A. Revere
  • Patent number: 12115881
    Abstract: A nonintegral cold plate is described for providing cooling of battery charging. The nonintegrated cold plate can receive and circulate coolant against a surface of a battery or of a vehicle. After charging the nonintegrated cold plate can be removed to save weight on the vehicle's payload.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: William A Amante
  • Publication number: 20240021943
    Abstract: A modular airfoil-shaped battery disposed in a wing of an aircraft is presented. In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides for a system configured to have batteries or battery modules stored and accessible through access openings in the forward wing spar. The access openings in the forward spar can provide access for battery insertion and removal, as well as electrical and thermal management connections. Such forward spar access openings can be a relatively small, as the access opening need to only be as large as the battery cross section. A battery can comprise one or more battery modules based on the application requirements. The aircraft battery can be distributed among more, smaller battery modules. The battery modules can be placed in different locations in the wing. For example, the battery modules can be placed proximate an aircraft fuselage to achieve a better center of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Tjepke Heeringa
  • Publication number: 20240021948
    Abstract: A compact battery module incorporating a dual-sided printed circuit board (PCB) bus is presented. The present disclosure provides for an increase in battery cells per given volume by utilizing both sides of a PCB bus. In one embodiment, a PCB bus can be configured to receive battery cell terminals on both sides of the PCB via one or more connectors, thereby providing for a more compact battery module that is simpler and eliminates interconnections. By having a single PCB disposed between battery cells having both the positive negative terminals on one side, a more compact design can be realized with fewer printed circuit boards and lower weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Amante
  • Patent number: 11728540
    Abstract: A battery assembly for an aircraft includes a cold plate having an upper planar member, a lower planar member, and at least one fluid channel positioned between the upper and lower planar members and configured to receive a cooling fluid. The battery assembly also includes an upper battery mounted to the upper planar member for transferring heat from the upper battery to the cooling fluid through the upper planar member. The battery assembly further includes a lower battery mounted to the lower planar member for transferring heat from the lower battery to the cooling fluid through the lower planar member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Steven Loveland, Jessica A. Revere
  • Patent number: 11673648
    Abstract: A ducted fan assembly has a central axis, a duct having an outer wall and an inner wall, a fan hub at least partially disposed on the central axis, a plurality of fan blades coupled to the fan hub, and a first stator. The first stator has a first end coupled to the inner wall, a second end coupled to the inner wall, and a hub interface disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the hub interface is coupled to the fan hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations toc.
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr., William A. Amante
  • Publication number: 20220255159
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage and an airframe supporting the fuselage. The airframe includes a pair of longitudinally-extending beams. The aircraft further includes a battery assembly including a cold plate secured to the pair of longitudinally-extending beams, and a battery mounted to the cold plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Karl H. Schroeder, Jessica A. Revere
  • Publication number: 20220255175
    Abstract: A battery assembly for an aircraft includes a cold plate having an upper planar member, a lower planar member, and at least one fluid channel positioned between the upper and lower planar members and configured to receive a cooling fluid. The battery assembly also includes an upper battery mounted to the upper planar member for transferring heat from the upper battery to the cooling fluid through the upper planar member. The battery assembly further includes a lower battery mounted to the lower planar member for transferring heat from the lower battery to the cooling fluid through the lower planar member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Steven Loveland, Jessica A. Revere
  • Publication number: 20220250507
    Abstract: A nonintegral cold plate is described for providing cooling of battery charging. The nonintegrated cold plate can receive and circulate coolant against a surface of a battery or of a vehicle. After charging the nonintegrated cold plate can be removed to save weight on the vehicle's payload.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventor: William A. Amante
  • Publication number: 20220255160
    Abstract: A cold plate is couplable with a component for dissipating heat from a component. The cold plate includes a top plate coupled with a bottom plate to receive a cooling medium therebetween. The top plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body, wherein each wall of the plurality of walls includes a recess extending within the wall. The bottom plate includes a body and a plurality of walls extending from the body such that an end portion of each wall of the bottom plate is inserted within the recess of each wall of the top plate to form an interlocking joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Jeffrey B. Cloud
  • Publication number: 20200223530
    Abstract: A ducted fan assembly has a central axis, a duct having an outer wall and an inner wall, a fan hub at least partially disposed on the central axis, a plurality of fan blades coupled to the fan hub, and a first stator. The first stator has a first end coupled to the inner wall, a second end coupled to the inner wall, and a hub interface disposed between the first end and the second end, wherein the hub interface is coupled to the fan hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR., William A. Amante
  • Patent number: 10533356
    Abstract: A latch system has a pin movable along a pin axis, a control rod connected to the pin, a control wall comprising a control aperture comprising a lock hole joined to an unlock hole by a rod channel, and a control knob biased toward the pin, wherein the control knob comprises a lock tip sized to fit within each of the lock hole and the unlock hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa
  • Patent number: 10240373
    Abstract: A modular latch system has an activation module comprising an activation rod, a latch module comprising a biased latch, and a control cable connecting the activation module to the latch module so that rotation of the activation rod can retract the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa
  • Publication number: 20180195324
    Abstract: A modular latch system has an activation module comprising an activation rod, a latch module comprising a biased latch, and a control cable connecting the activation module to the latch module so that rotation of the activation rod can retract the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa
  • Publication number: 20180195325
    Abstract: A latch system has a pin movable along a pin axis, a control rod connected to the pin, a control wall comprising a control aperture comprising a lock hole joined to an unlock hole by a rod channel, and a control knob biased toward the pin, wherein the control knob comprises a lock tip sized to fit within each of the lock hole and the unlock hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Arunkumar Koppa Siddalingappa
  • Patent number: 9676476
    Abstract: A lightweight skid shoe assembly comprises a body of wear resistant, non-metallic or partially metallic material; and a structure coupling mechanism; wherein the body prevents friction-related damage to the structure. Another lightweight skid shoe assembly comprises a body of wear resistant, non-metallic or partially metallic material selected from the group consisting of: a polyamide or polyimide impregnated carbon fiber layup, a peek or PEI injection mold with carbon fiber, compression molded carbon fiber or fiberglass, a resin infusion with carbon fiber preform fabric, a fiber reinforced thermoset, acetal resin, machined acetal or thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, or a metal-matrix composite; wherein the body prevents friction-related damage to a structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: James M. McCollough, William A. Amante
  • Publication number: 20160244155
    Abstract: A landing gear for an aircraft can include a skid tube having an inboard flat side wall and an outboard flat side wall, the skid tube having a skid tube centerline plane that is parallel to at least one of the outboard flat side wall and the inboard flat side wall, the skid tube being canted inboard at an angle The landing gear can include a forward cross tube having a straight horizontal portion, a first bend transitioning the straight horizontal portion into a straight angled portion, and a second bend transitioning the straight angled portion into a straight end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: William A. Amante
  • Publication number: 20150336661
    Abstract: A lightweight skid shoe assembly comprises a body of wear resistant, non-metallic or partially metallic material; and a structure coupling mechanism; wherein the body prevents friction-related damage to the structure. Another lightweight skid shoe assembly comprises a body of wear resistant, non-metallic or partially metallic material selected from the group consisting of: a polyamide or polyimide impregnated carbon fiber layup, a peek or PEI injection mold with carbon fiber, compression molded carbon fiber or fiberglass, a resin infusion with carbon fiber preform fabric, a fiber reinforced thermoset, acetal resin, machined acetal or thermoplastic, thermosetting plastic, or a metal-matrix composite; wherein the body prevents friction-related damage to a structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: James M. McCollough, William A. Amante