Joby Aero, Inc.

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Robert Alan McDonald

Ian Andreas Villa

Mark W Moore

Adam Thomas Chase

Mark R Moore

Jon David Petersen

Thomas A Gross

Luke Asher Wilhelm

Henry Thome Won

Celina J Mikolajczak

Alex Michael Gary

Cory Seubert

Mark Douglass Moore

John Waldenville

Thomas Akers

Peter Kalogiannis

An aerial vehicle may have a fuselage, a first wing member, and a second wing member. The fuselage may have a nose end and a tail end. The first wing member may extend from the fuselage and comprise a first drive motor coupled to the first rotor. The second wing member may also extend from the fuselage substantially opposite the first wing member and may comprise a second drive motor coupled to a second rotor. A first motor may be coupled to rotate the first wing member and the first rotor about a first axis substantially perpendicular to a fuselage axis extending from the nose end to the tail end. A second motor may be coupled to rotate the second wing member and the second rotor about a second axis substantially perpendicular to the fuselage axis. A controller circuit may be configured to differentially actuate the first motor and the second motor.

Aerial vehicle with differential control mechanisms

Aerial vehicles are assigned to routes within a transportation network based on a state of charge, state of power, and/or state of health for the aerial vehicle. Such aspects can be modeled based on one or more statistical models and/or machine-learned models, among other examples. As another example, an energy budget is used to ensure that the state of charge, state of power, and/or state of health of the aerial vehicle during and/or after traveling the route remains within the energy budget. A payload is assigned to a route and an associated aerial vehicle, thereby generating an itinerary. In examples, the itinerary is validated by the aerial vehicle to ensure that the aerial vehicle is capable of traveling the route with the payload. In examples where the aerial vehicle rejects the itinerary, the itinerary is assigned to another aerial vehicle and a new itinerary is identified for the aerial vehicle.

Routing based on aerial vehicle characteristics

A vertical lift rotor propulsor assembly comprises a boom having a casing with a casing profile and a first propeller blade having a blade profile that corresponds substantially to at least a portion of the casing profile of the casing of the boom. A drive mechanism is at least partially housed within the boom and at the first propeller blade is rotatably mounted to the drive mechanism to be driven thereby. The drive mechanism is to operationally move the first propeller blade between a stowed position in which the first propeller blade is substantially flush with the casing of the boom, and a deployed position in which the first propeller blade is extended a determined distance from the casing of the boom.

Conformal pylon/boom prop-rotors

An aerial vehicle that uses motor pulsed-induced cyclic control is provided. In example embodiments, the aerial vehicle comprises a fuselage incorporating a battery system and a payload bay for operatively receiving and holding a payload and at least one mono-blade rotor coupled to an electric motor and an electric motor control system. The electric motor control system controls the electric motor using pulse-induced cyclic control. The aerial vehicle further includes at least one wing, at least one cruise propeller, and an avionics system. The avionic system is configured to transition the aerial vehicle between a vertical take-off and landing mode in which the at least one mono-blade rotor is primarily engaged to propel the aerial vehicle vertically and a cruising mode in which the at least one cruise propeller is primarily engaged to propel the aerial vehicle horizontally.

Aerial vehicle using motor pulse-induced cyclic control

A vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, configured to transport passengers and/or cargo, uses propellers during vertical flight and wings during forward flight to generate lift. The VTOL aircraft includes a front wing and a rear wing connected by inboard booms. The rear wing may include a wingtip boom attached to each free end of the wing. A propeller may be attached to each inboard boom and each wingtip boom. The propellers attached to the inboard booms may be stacked propellers including at least two co-rotating propellers. The aircraft can also include a cruise propeller attached to the tail region of the fuselage, where the cruise propeller is configured to rotate in a plane approximately perpendicular to the fuselage to generate thrust during forward flight.

Quad-wing vertical takeoff and landing aircraft

Combined lid and handle for a can

Putting practice guide

A training aid for persons using a hand-held sporting implement which strikes a ball. The training aid controls the bending of the wrist. The training aid includes a housing which is removably secured to the person's wrist and forearm. A sliding latch is formed in the housing and is removably restrained in the housing. A member is pivotally attached to the housing. An opening to receive the thumb is formed in the pivotally attached member. A bowed connector connects the pivotally attached member to the sliding latch. When the training aid is mounted on the person's wrist and forearm and the person holds the sporting implement in a position to swing the sporting implement, the bowed connector restrains movement of the pivotally attached member and restrains uncocking of the wrist. When the person swings the sporting implement close to impact with the ball, the wrist uncocks and pulls the bowed connector to release the sliding latch.

Training aid to control wrist movement

Decorative panel

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San Luis Obispo, CA, United States of America

Robert Alan McDonald