Patents by Inventor Jimmy W. Rice

Jimmy W. Rice 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).

  • Patent number: 4800798
    Abstract: A dual redundant servomechanism for moving aircraft control surfaces is disclosed. The servomechanism is of the type whose input commands, from the pilot of the aircraft, are transmitted electrically. Force fight, which is associated with such dual servomechanisms when they are connected to a common aircraft control surface, is minimized. This is accomplished by providing the control system for each servomechanism with input signals which are electrically summed. Each control system includes electrical transducers which provide a signal indicative of actuator position and the pressure associated with the hydraulic motor used in each servomechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Clete M. Boldrin, Richard D. McCorkle, Jimmy W. Rice, James J. Rustik