Inventor
HACHTMANN BRIAN
US21 patents
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GOOGLE INC
10 patentsUS9212033B2Dec 15, 2015
Extruded drum surface for storage of tether
GOOGLE INC8 citations84
US9212032B2Dec 15, 2015
Extruded drum surface for storage of tether
GOOGLE INC6 citations84
US9156565B2Oct 13, 2015
Methods for perching
GOOGLE INC14 citations84
US9211951B2Dec 15, 2015
Systems and apparatus for tether termination mount for tethered aerial vehicles
GOOGLE INC9 citations82
US9214022B1Dec 15, 2015
Enhanced accuracy for tracking tethered airborne vehicles
GOOGLE INC12 citations79
US9475589B2Oct 25, 2016
Systems and apparatus for winch drum mechanism
GOOGLE INC3 citations72
US9429954B2Aug 30, 2016
Flight control for an airborne wind turbine
GOOGLE INC4 citations72
US9353792B2May 31, 2016
Biased compound radial plain bearing for increased life in oscillating pivot motion
GOOGLE INC4 citations72
US9216824B2Dec 22, 2015
Systems and apparatus for tether termination mount for tethered aerial vehicles
GOOGLE INC5 citations71
US9352930B2May 31, 2016
Methods and systems for winding a tether
GOOGLE INC0 citations51
X DEV LLC
6 patentsUS9771925B2Sep 26, 2017
Tether termination systems and methods
X DEV LLC7 citations82
US9732731B2Aug 15, 2017
Pivoting perch for flying wind turbine parking
X DEV LLC11 citations80
US9676496B2Jun 13, 2017
Ground station with shuttled drum for tethered aerial vehicles
X DEV LLC4 citations73
US9884692B2Feb 6, 2018
Systems and methods for controlling rotation and twist of a tether
X DEV LLC3 citations72
US9650157B2May 16, 2017
Drive mechanisms for use in controlling rotation and twist of a tether
X DEV LLC4 citations72
US9604733B2Mar 28, 2017
Systems and methods for a winch drum and drum door
X DEV LLC3 citations67
MAKANI TECH LLC
4 patentsUS10309374B2Jun 4, 2019
Energy kite winching using buoyancy
MAKANI TECH LLC8 citations83
US10533537B2Jan 14, 2020
Airborne wind turbine tether termination systems
MAKANI TECH LLC3 citations71
US10518876B2Dec 31, 2019
Offshore wind kite with seafloor mooring
MAKANI TECH LLC5 citations70
US10301143B2May 28, 2019
Sensor equipped tether guide with open tether channel
MAKANI TECH LLC2 citations65