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Patent No.:

US 10730622 B1

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Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2017

Personal air vehicle with ducted fans

Applicant:

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Inventors:

Kirk L. Groninga, Keller, TX (US);

John Lloyd, Arlington, TX (US);

Daniel B. Robertson, Southlake, TX (US);

Assignee:

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);

Attorney:

Timmer Law Group, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Philip J Bonzell

Assistant Examiner:

Tye William Abell

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 25/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/20 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64C 9/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 39/026 (2013.01); B64C 9/00 (2013.01); B64C 13/04 (2013.01); B64C 25/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/20 (2013.01); B64C 29/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract

In a first aspect, there is a personal air vehicle including a body having a forward portion, a central portion and an aft portion; a first ducted fan supported by the forward portion of the body; a second ducted fan supported by the aft portion of the body; and third and fourth ducted fans supported by the left and right sides of the body and pivotable relative to the body. An aspect provides a method of flying the personal air vehicle.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Groninga, Kirk. (2020). Personal air vehicle with ducted fans (U.S. Patent No. 10730622). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10730622

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