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Kimberly Ballard

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1649
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Total Applications
849
Issued Applications
398
Pending Applications
85
Abandoned Applications
383

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/097497
Vertical take-off and landing aircraft with deployable rotors Jan 16, 2023 Issued
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18/152824
AIRCRAFT Jan 10, 2023 Pending
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18/152924
System and method for protection against vortex ring state Jan 10, 2023 Issued
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18/728281
Orbital deployment module with a three-point space propulsion system Jan 9, 2023 Issued
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18/093547
Space railway Jan 4, 2023 Issued
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18/724159
SOLAR HOT AIR BALLOON VENT Jan 4, 2023 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18537162 [patent_doc_number] => 20230242254 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-08-03 [patent_title] => BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFT WITH TRANSPARENT PANELS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/090095 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-28 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15769 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -19 [patent_words_short_claim] => 97 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18090095 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/090095
Blended wing body aircraft with transparent panels Dec 27, 2022 Issued
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18/090173
Systems and methods for folding wings on an aircraft Dec 27, 2022 Issued
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18/145622
Externally accessible auxiliary power unit pump assembly Dec 21, 2022 Issued
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18/145529
Aerial vehicle with failure recovery Dec 21, 2022 Issued
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18/067734
Aircraft Dec 18, 2022 Issued
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18/717204
Airship with Self-Ballasting Airframe Dec 6, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19325753 [patent_doc_number] => 12043415 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-07-23 [patent_title] => Autonomous multi-use subterranean aircraft pull-through system and method of use [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/076998 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-07 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 10194 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 273 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18076998 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/076998
Autonomous multi-use subterranean aircraft pull-through system and method of use Dec 6, 2022 Issued
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17/993176
Aerodynamic control surface Nov 22, 2022 Issued
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17/987943
Human and/or non-human cargo attachment device for use with a rotorcraft Nov 15, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18195101 [patent_doc_number] => 20230048620 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-16 [patent_title] => Method of Flying an Electric Vertical Take-Off And Landing Aircraft [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/973485 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6337 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -11 [patent_words_short_claim] => 422 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17973485 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/973485
Method of flying an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft Oct 24, 2022 Issued
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18/702297
Aircraft landing gear having interlocked male and female parts for transmitting mechanical torque Oct 18, 2022 Issued
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18/714005
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAYLOAD DELIVERY Oct 5, 2022 Pending
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17/961125
Configuration construction and attitude control method for pyramid deorbit sail Oct 5, 2022 Issued
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17/937608
Ground resonance detection and warning system and method Oct 2, 2022 Issued
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