Patents by Inventor William John Nicoloff

William John Nicoloff 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).

  • Motor Mount and Damper
    Publication number: 20240063686
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor mount and damper
    Patent number: 11843306
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor Mount and Damper
    Publication number: 20220278588
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor mount and damper
    Patent number: 11355995
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting system for mechanical-shock resistant printed circuit board (PCB)
    Patent number: 11147179
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor Mount and Damper
    Publication number: 20200235634
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting System for Mechanical-Shock Resistant Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
    Publication number: 20200196476
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor mount and damper
    Patent number: 10666112
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting system for mechanical-shock resistant printed circuit board (PCB)
    Patent number: 10617028
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting System for Mechanical-Shock Resistant Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
    Publication number: 20190132981
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting system for mechanical-shock resistant printed circuit board (PCB)
    Patent number: 10194551
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor Mount and Damper
    Publication number: 20170279334
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor mount and damper
    Patent number: 9705377
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Mounting System for Mechanical-Shock Resistant Printed Circuit Board (PCB)
    Publication number: 20170027077
    Abstract: A shock resistant fuselage system includes first and second fuselage side walls, each of the first and second fuselage side walls having a plurality of guide posts, and a printed circuit board (PCB) rigidly attached to at least one of the first and second fuselage side walls, the PCB having a plurality of guide slots, each of the plurality of guide posts slideably seated in a respective one of the plurality of guide slots so that elastic deformation of the PCB is guided by the guide slots between the first and second fuselage side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff
  • Motor Mount and Damper
    Publication number: 20160226335
    Abstract: A system having a damper with six or more indentations on alternating sides of the damper, where each indentation is open to an outer circumferential surface of the damper and extends over halfway through a width of the damper, and six or more slots, each slot open to an undulating inner circumferential surface of the damper and extending through the width of the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventor: William John Nicoloff