Inventor · Fort Worth, TX, US

Michael E. Rinehart

28Patents
5h-index
39Co-inventors
65Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 6, 2014 → Jul 26, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD909949S1 Tiltrotor aircraft General 17 Active
US9889927B2 Variable hub-to-hub phasing rotor system Physics 7 Active
USD896730S1 Combined aircraft fuselage and empennage General 7 Active
US10994839B2 System and method for rotating a rotor of a tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
USD894814S1 Aircraft General 6 Active
USD909278S1 Foldable tiltrotor aircraft General 5 Active
US10539180B2 Bogie mechanism for a tiltrotor proprotor door Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10533603B2 Roller track assembly for a tiltrotor proprotor door Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 5 Active
US10829237B2 Tiltrotor aircraft inlet-barrier filter method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US11148798B2 Engine and rotatable proprotor configurations for a tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US11046446B2 Tiltrotor aircraft rotating proprotor assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
USD974277S1 Aircraft payload enclosure General 1 Active
US11401035B2 Cargo doors for payload bay having internal payload extension and retraction mechanism Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US10220951B2 Sleeved bolt assemblies for aircraft engine mount assemblies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11492131B2 Tiltrotor aircraft rotating proprotor assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11787536B2 System and method for rotating a rotor of a tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US11155330B2 Foldable wing extensions for aircraft Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11034440B2 Tail rotor gearbox support assemblies for helicopters Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US12291917B2 Door management Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11319056B2 Wing-nacelle splice assemblies for tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11338916B2 Engine and rotatable proprotor configurations for a tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11608189B2 Multistage infrared suppression exhaust system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10604232B2 Wing-nacelle splice assemblies for tiltrotor aircraft Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11661178B2 Tail rotor gearbox support assemblies for helicopters Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US10549849B1 Variable hub-to-hub phasing rotor system Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.