Patents by Inventor Craig Lovell

Craig Lovell has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Active horizontal stabilizer for high speed rotorcraft
    Patent number: 11685515
    Abstract: A rotorcraft has a horizontal stabilizer movable about an axis of rotation and a horizontal stabilizer control system configured to control the horizontal stabilizer to at least one of move the rotorcraft into a minimum drag position, maintain the aircraft in a minimum drag position, efficiently achieve a maneuver, enter efficient autorotation, and maintain efficient autorotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Dafydd Gillett, James Rigsby, Jeffrey Kirkman, Craig Lovell, Andrew Carter, Aaron Alexander Acee
  • ACTIVE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FOR HIGH SPEED ROTORCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210107625
    Abstract: A rotorcraft has a horizontal stabilizer movable about an axis of rotation and a horizontal stabilizer control system configured to control the horizontal stabilizer to at least one of move the rotorcraft into a minimum drag position, maintain the aircraft in a minimum drag position, efficiently achieve a maneuver, enter efficient autorotation, and maintain efficient autorotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Dafydd Gillett, James Rigsby, Jeffrey Kirkman, Craig Lovell, Andrew Carter, Aaron Alexander Acee