Patents by Inventor Franklin D. Nusbaum, Jr.

Franklin D. Nusbaum, Jr. 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).

  • Aircraft center of gravity and fuel level advisory system
    Patent number: 4622639
    Abstract: An aircraft center of gravity and fuel level advisory system connected to the aircraft's fuel tank gauges and operated by an aircraft personnel. The system provides the aircraft's personnel with real time display of the aircraft's center of gravity and a signal when forward and aft center of gravity limits are approached. The system provides a means for a crew member to select a fuel level for a tank or set of tanks and when the actual fuel level approaches the selected value, the system will alert the crew member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1986
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard L. Adelson, Franklin D. Nusbaum, Jr.