Patents by Inventor Hugh T. Lee

Hugh T. Lee 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).

  • Tactile device and method for providing information to an aircraft or motor vehicle or equipment operator
    Patent number: 7167781
    Abstract: A tactile device for an aircraft operator has a plurality of tactors for being passively attached to an aircraft operator, the plurality of tactors including a first tactor and a second tactor neighboring the first tactor. A control system controls actuation of the tactors as a function of a variable representing a characteristic of the operation of the aircraft, the control system actuating the first tactor when the variable reaches a first predetermined value, and actuating both the first and second tactor when the variable reaches a second predetermined value different from the first predetermined value. Other tactile devices and methods for actuating tactile devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventor: Hugh T. Lee