Kirk L. Groninga

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Keller, TX, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

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Tilting wing rotorcrafts and wing rotation systems
- Patent number 12,151,811
- Issue date Nov 26, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Variable incidence wing aircraft having a wing stowage mode
- Patent number 12,084,175
- Issue date Sep 10, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Steven Ray Ivans
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Energy attenuating pod carrier system for vertical lift aircraft
- Patent number 11,993,360
- Issue date May 28, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Dual motor input with overrunning clutch
- Patent number 11,970,283
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans
- Patent number 11,873,085
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Tilting hexrotor aircraft
- Patent number 11,807,357
- Issue date Nov 7, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Rotor system with belt driven propulsion and stowing
- Patent number 11,801,939
- Issue date Oct 31, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Long-endurance aircraft having tiltable propulsion
- Patent number 11,780,576
- Issue date Oct 10, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Electric tiltrotor aircraft
- Patent number 11,718,397
- Issue date Aug 8, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Brent C. Ross
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Power line inspection vehicle
- Patent number 11,643,206
- Issue date May 9, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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Versatile door systems for vehicles
- Patent number 11,629,541
- Issue date Apr 18, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- E05 - LOCKS KEYS WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS SAFES
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Dual motor input with overrunning clutch
- Patent number 11,613,375
- Issue date Mar 28, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Ducted fans having fluidic thrust vectoring
- Patent number 11,597,510
- Issue date Mar 7, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Electric aircraft side access batteries and single file passenger s...
- Patent number 11,542,020
- Issue date Jan 3, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Steven R. Ivans
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Power line inspection vehicle
- Patent number 11,518,512
- Issue date Dec 6, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
Information Patent Grant
Aircraft having radially extendable tailboom assembly
- Patent number 11,396,374
- Issue date Jul 26, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Differential thrust vectoring system
- Patent number 11,338,914
- Issue date May 24, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Ducted fans having edgewise flow augmentation
- Patent number 11,325,699
- Issue date May 10, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Ducted rotor blade tip extension
- Patent number 11,286,036
- Issue date Mar 29, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Ducted rotor blade tip extension
- Patent number 11,286,037
- Issue date Mar 29, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Robert Glenn Vaughn
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Fluidic yaw control systems for use in hover
- Patent number 11,279,479
- Issue date Mar 22, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Aircraft having versatile door systems
- Patent number 11,220,852
- Issue date Jan 11, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft
- Patent number 11,208,207
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- John Lloyd
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Fluidic roll control systems for use in hover
- Patent number 11,180,241
- Issue date Nov 23, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Fluidic roll control systems for use in forward flight
- Patent number 11,174,020
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Low observable aircraft having tandem longitudinal lift fans
- Patent number 11,167,844
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Steven Ray Ivans
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Fluidic pitch control systems for use in forward flight
- Patent number 11,167,839
- Issue date Nov 9, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Low observable aircraft having trinary lift fans
- Patent number 11,148,797
- Issue date Oct 19, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Tilting duct compound helicopter
- Patent number 11,148,799
- Issue date Oct 19, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Daniel Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
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Dual tiltwing aircraft having a quadrilateral linkage
- Patent number 11,142,310
- Issue date Oct 12, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
ROTOR SYSTEM WITH BELT DRIVEN PROPULSION AND STOWING
- Publication number 20240059412
- Publication date Feb 22, 2024
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20230348054
- Publication date Nov 2, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Brent C. Ross
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Variable Incidence Wing Aircraft having a Wing Stowage Mode
- Publication number 20230331380
- Publication date Oct 19, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Steven Ray Ivans
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ROTOR SYSTEM WITH BELT DRIVEN PROPULSION AND STOWING
- Publication number 20230249817
- Publication date Aug 10, 2023
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
DUAL MOTOR INPUT WITH OVERRUNNING CLUTCH
- Publication number 20230202668
- Publication date Jun 29, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Kirk L. GRONINGA
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
POWER LINE INSPECTION VEHICLE
- Publication number 20230002047
- Publication date Jan 5, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Kirk Landon GRONINGA
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Application
ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20220371727
- Publication date Nov 24, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Brent C. Ross
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20220324558
- Publication date Oct 13, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Brent C. Ross
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20220306293
- Publication date Sep 29, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20220306292
- Publication date Sep 29, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Brent C. Ross
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
DIFFERENTIAL THRUST VECTORING SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220289370
- Publication date Sep 15, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Electric Aircraft Side Access Batteries and Single File Passenger S...
- Publication number 20220242584
- Publication date Aug 4, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Steven R. Ivans
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Method and Apparatus for Reducing Download and Drag of VTOL Electri...
- Publication number 20220234728
- Publication date Jul 28, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk L. Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
TILTING DUCT COMPOUND HELICOPTER
- Publication number 20220204159
- Publication date Jun 30, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
ENERGY ATTENUATING POD CARRIER SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL LIFT AIRCRAFT
- Publication number 20220144406
- Publication date May 12, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Versatile Door Systems for Vehicles
- Publication number 20220090428
- Publication date Mar 24, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Kirk Landon Groninga
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING ROTORS AND TILTING DUCTED FANS
- Publication number 20210331793
- Publication date Oct 28, 2021
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk L. GRONINGA
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Low Observable Aircraft having Tandem Longitudinal Lift Fans
- Publication number 20210300536
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Steven Ray Ivans
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Low Observable Aircraft having Trinary Lift Fans
- Publication number 20210300537
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Ducted Fans having Edgewise Flow Augmentation
- Publication number 20210300539
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Ducted Fans having Fluidic Thrust Vectoring
- Publication number 20210300540
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Fluidic Yaw Control Systems for Use in Hover
- Publication number 20210300531
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Fluidic Pitch Control Systems for Use in Forward Flight
- Publication number 20210300529
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Fluidic Roll Control Systems for Use in Forward Flight
- Publication number 20210300538
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Fluidic Roll Control Systems for Use in Hover
- Publication number 20210300530
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Fluidic Split Flap Systems for Yaw Control in Forward Flight
- Publication number 20210300532
- Publication date Sep 30, 2021
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
POWER LINE INSPECTION VEHICLE
- Publication number 20210237866
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk Landon GRONINGA
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
TILTING WING ROTORCRAFTS AND WING ROTATION SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20210047022
- Publication date Feb 18, 2021
- Bell Textron, Inc.
- Daniel Bryan Robertson
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH LEADING EDGE TILTING DUCTED FANS
- Publication number 20200391859
- Publication date Dec 17, 2020
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk L. GRONINGA
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
DUCT WITH OPTIMIZED HORIZONTAL STATOR SHAPE
- Publication number 20200391861
- Publication date Dec 17, 2020
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Kirk L. GRONINGA
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS

Kirk L. Groninga

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Tilting wing rotorcrafts and wing rotation systems

Variable incidence wing aircraft having a wing stowage mode

Energy attenuating pod carrier system for vertical lift aircraft

Dual motor input with overrunning clutch

VTOL aircraft with tilting rotors and tilting ducted fans

Tilting hexrotor aircraft

Rotor system with belt driven propulsion and stowing

Long-endurance aircraft having tiltable propulsion

Electric tiltrotor aircraft

Power line inspection vehicle

Versatile door systems for vehicles

Dual motor input with overrunning clutch

Ducted fans having fluidic thrust vectoring

Electric aircraft side access batteries and single file passenger s...

Power line inspection vehicle

Aircraft having radially extendable tailboom assembly

Differential thrust vectoring system

Ducted fans having edgewise flow augmentation

Ducted rotor blade tip extension

Ducted rotor blade tip extension

Fluidic yaw control systems for use in hover

Aircraft having versatile door systems

Vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft

Fluidic roll control systems for use in hover

Fluidic roll control systems for use in forward flight

Low observable aircraft having tandem longitudinal lift fans

Fluidic pitch control systems for use in forward flight

Low observable aircraft having trinary lift fans

Tilting duct compound helicopter

Dual tiltwing aircraft having a quadrilateral linkage

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

ROTOR SYSTEM WITH BELT DRIVEN PROPULSION AND STOWING

ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT

Variable Incidence Wing Aircraft having a Wing Stowage Mode

ROTOR SYSTEM WITH BELT DRIVEN PROPULSION AND STOWING

DUAL MOTOR INPUT WITH OVERRUNNING CLUTCH

POWER LINE INSPECTION VEHICLE

ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT

TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT

TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT

TILTING HEXROTOR AIRCRAFT

DIFFERENTIAL THRUST VECTORING SYSTEM

Electric Aircraft Side Access Batteries and Single File Passenger S...

Method and Apparatus for Reducing Download and Drag of VTOL Electri...

TILTING DUCT COMPOUND HELICOPTER

ENERGY ATTENUATING POD CARRIER SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL LIFT AIRCRAFT

Versatile Door Systems for Vehicles

VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING ROTORS AND TILTING DUCTED FANS

Low Observable Aircraft having Tandem Longitudinal Lift Fans

Low Observable Aircraft having Trinary Lift Fans

Ducted Fans having Edgewise Flow Augmentation

Ducted Fans having Fluidic Thrust Vectoring

Fluidic Yaw Control Systems for Use in Hover

Fluidic Pitch Control Systems for Use in Forward Flight

Fluidic Roll Control Systems for Use in Forward Flight

Fluidic Roll Control Systems for Use in Hover

Fluidic Split Flap Systems for Yaw Control in Forward Flight

POWER LINE INSPECTION VEHICLE

TILTING WING ROTORCRAFTS AND WING ROTATION SYSTEMS

VTOL AIRCRAFT WITH LEADING EDGE TILTING DUCTED FANS

DUCT WITH OPTIMIZED HORIZONTAL STATOR SHAPE