Back to results
US 7,182,295 B2Granted
Personal flight vehicle and system
AssigneeScott D. Redmond
InventorScott D. Redmond
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Various methods, apparatuses, and systems in which an electric-energy lifting panel levitates a user secured to the electric-energy lifting panel. The electric-energy lifting panel includes a first capacitive plate and a second capacitive plate having different geometric dimensions to generate a net-directional force. An ion conditioner ion enhances air around the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate.
Claims25
An apparatus, comprising:
- an electric-energy lifting panel including a first capacitive plate and a second capacitive plate having different geometric dimensions to generate a net-directional force, the electric-energy lifting panel to levitate a user secured to the electric-energy lifting panel;
- tortuous pivot frame attached to the panel to allow the panel to redirect vertical flight to horizontal thrust
- an ion conditioner to ion enhance an amount of ions in the air around the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate;
- and
- a gaseous propulsion system operable to provide at least a directional thrust and vertical lift during take off for the electric-energy lifting panel.
2 more elements
A flight vehicle, comprising:
- a panel to levitate a user secured to the flight vehicle via electric-energy, wherein the panel provides vertical lift;
- a body harness;
- a tortuous pivot frame attached to the panel to allow the panel to redirect vertical lift to horizontal thrust;
- an inductive transformer to provide electric-energy to the panel;
- and
- a gaseous propulsion system operable to provide a directional thrust and a vertical lift during flight, take off, and landing for the flight vehicle, wherein the body harness couples to the gaseous propulsion system.
3 more elements
An apparatus, comprising:
- an electric-energy lifting panel including a first capacitive plate and a second capacitive plate having different geometric dimensions to generate a net-directional force, the electric-energy lifting panel to levitate a user;
- tortuous pivot frame attached to the panel to allow the panel to redirect vertical flight to horizontal thrust
- a gaseous propulsion system to provide a directional thrust and at least additional vertical lift during take off and landing for the apparatus;
- and
- an inductive transformer to provide electric-energy to the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate, wherein a network of two or more towers having a Direct Current power-supply to inductively provide a pulsating Direct Current to the inductive transformer.
2 more elements
A system, comprising:
- a flight vehicle that includes an electric-energy lifting panel and an inductive transformer, wherein the electric-energy lifting panel has a first capacitive plate and a second capacitive plate that have different geometric dimensions in order to generate a net-directional force, the electric-energy lifting panel to levitate a user, and wherein the inductive transformer operable to provide electric-energy to the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate, an ion conditioner to ion enhance an amount of ions in the air around the first capacitive plate and the second capacitive plate, a gaseous propulsion system to provide a directional thrust and at least additional vertical lift during take off, and a tortuous pivot frame attached to the panel to allow the electric-energy lifting panel to redirect vertical lift to horizontal thrust;
- and
- a network of two or more towers having a Direct Current power-supply to inductively supply a pulsating Direct Current to the inductive transformer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.