US 12,391,380 B2
Compact personal flight vehicle
Hunter William Kowald, Bluffton, SC (US)
Assigned to Hunter William Kowald
Filed by Hunter William Kowald, Bluffton, SC (US)
Filed on Nov. 6, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/939,344.
Application 18/939,344 is a continuation of application No. 18/494,650, filed on Oct. 25, 2023, granted, now 12,168,510.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/443,815, filed on Feb. 7, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0058872 A1, Feb. 20, 2025
Int. Cl. B64C 39/02 (2023.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/08 (2023.01); B64C 27/50 (2006.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 30/293 (2023.01)
CPC B64C 39/026 (2013.01) [B64C 1/063 (2013.01); B64U 10/16 (2023.01); B64U 30/293 (2023.01); B64C 27/08 (2013.01); B64C 27/50 (2013.01)] 54 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A personal flight vehicle, comprising:
a frame, comprising either a single continuous component or multiple components combined to form a structure, wherein the frame may optionally include additional components configured to extend, modify, adjust, and/or reconfigure the structure in multiple configurations;
one or more bindings for retaining and/or engaging a pilot with the flight vehicle;
one or more propulsion systems functionally connected to the flight vehicle and operatively associated with one or more power sources;
a controller operatively associated with one or more propulsion systems, enabling the pilot to control operation of said propulsion systems, used to generate lift for flight;
wherein each propulsion system remains in a fixed orientation relative to all other propulsion systems during operation; and
wherein the orientation of the personal flight vehicle is configured to be controlled in pitch, roll, and yaw solely by movement of the body of the pilot relative to the airflow generated by the one or more propulsion systems, such that all propulsion systems are controlled to operate at synchronized levels at all times during flight.