Patents by Inventor Yahia A. Ismail

Yahia A. Ismail 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).

  • Vertiport and associated method for enhancing stability and attenuating noise during an aircraft landing and takeoff
    Patent number: 11535989
    Abstract: A vertiport for an aircraft. The vertiport includes a landing platform that includes a landing surface and a plurality of primary through-openings, wherein the landing platform at least partially defines a primary chamber subjacent to the landing platform, the primary chambering having a primary chamber volume, and wherein the plurality of primary through-openings are in fluid communication with the primary chamber. The disclosed vertiport further includes an air moving unit positioned to withdraw air from the primary chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Shekhar Mahadev Sarpotdar, Yahia A. Ismail
  • VERTIPORT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR ENHANCING STABILITY AND ATTENUATING NOISE DURING AN AIRCRAFT LANDING AND TAKEOFF
    Publication number: 20210032820
    Abstract: A vertiport for an aircraft. The vertiport includes a landing platform that includes a landing surface and a plurality of primary through-openings, wherein the landing platform at least partially defines a primary chamber subjacent to the landing platform, the primary chambering having a primary chamber volume, and wherein the plurality of primary through-openings are in fluid communication with the primary chamber. The disclosed vertiport further includes an air moving unit positioned to withdraw air from the primary chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Aurora Flight Sciences Corporation
    Inventors: Shekhar Mahadev Sarpotdar, Yahia A. Ismail