Inventor
VANDER LIND DAMON
US143 patents
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KITTY HAWK CORP
26 patentsUS10144503B1Dec 4, 2018
Fixed wing aircraft with trailing rotors
KITTY HAWK CORP69 citations98
US9975631B1May 22, 2018
Tiltwing multicopter with foldable and non-foldable propellers
KITTY HAWK CORP59 citations97
US11097839B2Aug 24, 2021
Hybrid power systems for different modes of flight
KITTY HAWK CORP17 citations94
US10988249B1Apr 27, 2021
Tilting mechanism with telescoping actuator
KITTY HAWK CORP17 citations94
US10773799B1Sep 15, 2020
Vertically-tethered multicopters
KITTY HAWK CORP38 citations94
US10703480B1Jul 7, 2020
Modular personal transportation system
KITTY HAWK CORP25 citations94
US10532815B1Jan 14, 2020
Two vehicle transportation system
KITTY HAWK CORP34 citations94
US10493863B1Dec 3, 2019
Charge related processing for a personal transportation system with removable battery
KITTY HAWK CORP21 citations94
US9957042B1May 1, 2018
Bimodal propeller aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP34 citations94
US9958876B2May 1, 2018
Flight configuration for payload and lift aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP27 citations94
USD921565SJun 8, 2021
Fixed wing aircraft with tilt rotors
KITTY HAWK CORP20 citations93
USD892710SAug 11, 2020
Fixed wing aircraft with tilt rotors
KITTY HAWK CORP31 citations93
US10153636B1Dec 11, 2018
Electric vehicle hybrid battery system
KITTY HAWK CORP22 citations93
US10479482B1Nov 19, 2019
Propeller with passive variable pitch and rotatable base
KITTY HAWK CORP20 citations91
US11787537B2Oct 17, 2023
Hybrid power systems for different modes of flight
KITTY HAWK CORP5 citations86
US11142318B2Oct 12, 2021
Two vehicle transportation system
KITTY HAWK CORP9 citations86
US11066162B2Jul 20, 2021
Short takeoff and landing vehicle with forward swept wings
KITTY HAWK CORP7 citations84
US10981648B2Apr 20, 2021
Fixed wing aircraft with trailing rotors and T-tail
KITTY HAWK CORP7 citations84
US10180687B2Jan 15, 2019
Maintaining a stable phase difference between multiple tethered vehicles lifting a payload
KITTY HAWK CORP8 citations84
US10144510B1Dec 4, 2018
Tethered wind turbine using a stopped rotor aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP13 citations84
US10106264B1Oct 23, 2018
Rocket-based inverted parachute deployment system
KITTY HAWK CORP6 citations84
US9975629B2May 22, 2018
Control system for a stopped rotor aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP9 citations84
US9944387B2Apr 17, 2018
Stopped rotor aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP9 citations84
US10464681B1Nov 5, 2019
Parachute architecture for low-altitude VTOL aircraft
KITTY HAWK CORP7 citations83
US10099792B1Oct 16, 2018
Parachute tow and release system with canopy extraction controlled by drag surface
KITTY HAWK CORP13 citations83
US9981749B1May 29, 2018
Parachute deployment system using decoupled tow and release lines
KITTY HAWK CORP8 citations83
GOOGLE INC
17 patentsUS9227168B1Jan 5, 2016
Wind-powered vessel for removal of carbon dioxide from seawater
GOOGLE INC24 citations94
US8888049B2Nov 18, 2014
Kite ground station and system using same
GOOGLE INC27 citations93
US9353033B2May 31, 2016
Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsion
GOOGLE INC16 citations92
US9248910B1Feb 2, 2016
Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsion
GOOGLE INC20 citations92
US9174732B2Nov 3, 2015
Methods and systems for transitioning an aerial vehicle between crosswind flight and hover flight
GOOGLE INC25 citations92
US9429141B2Aug 30, 2016
Methods and systems for managing power generation and temperature control of an aerial vehicle operating in crosswind-flight mode
GOOGLE INC15 citations84
US9352832B2May 31, 2016
Bridles for stability of a powered kite and a system and method for use of same
GOOGLE INC14 citations84
US9327845B2May 3, 2016
Spar buoy platform
GOOGLE INC9 citations84
US9308975B2Apr 12, 2016
Spar buoy platform
GOOGLE INC13 citations84
US9212032B2Dec 15, 2015
Extruded drum surface for storage of tether
GOOGLE INC6 citations84
US9212033B2Dec 15, 2015
Extruded drum surface for storage of tether
GOOGLE INC8 citations84
US9156565B2Oct 13, 2015
Methods for perching
GOOGLE INC14 citations84
US9056677B1Jun 16, 2015
Curvature sensing
GOOGLE INC10 citations84
US9372137B1Jun 21, 2016
Tension member fatigue tester using transverse resonance
GOOGLE INC6 citations83
US9169013B2Oct 27, 2015
Methods and systems for transitioning an aerial vehicle between crosswind flight and hover flight
GOOGLE INC11 citations83
US9126675B2Sep 8, 2015
Methods and systems for transitioning an aerial vehicle between crosswind flight and hover flight
GOOGLE INC8 citations83
US9126682B2Sep 8, 2015
Methods and systems for transitioning an aerial vehicle between hover flight and crosswind flight
GOOGLE INC7 citations83
X DEV LLC
5 patentsUS9896201B2Feb 20, 2018
Kite configuration and flight strategy for flight in high wind speeds
X DEV LLC5 citations84
US9784243B2Oct 10, 2017
Airborne rigid kite with on-board power plant for ship propulsion
X DEV LLC10 citations84
US9709026B2Jul 18, 2017
Airfoil for a flying wind turbine
X DEV LLC8 citations84
US9598170B2Mar 21, 2017
Kite ground station and system using same
X DEV LLC5 citations84
US9637231B2May 2, 2017
Methods and systems for transitioning an aerial vehicle between hover flight and crosswind flight
X DEV LLC6 citations83
VANDER LIND DAMON
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