Patents by Inventor John G. Bolling

John G. Bolling 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).

  • Force feedback refueling system for unmanned aircraft
    Patent number: 7021586
    Abstract: An in-flight refueling system for an unmanned aircraft is responsive to sensed forces acting on a refueling receptacle of the aircraft by a separate refueling probe, to control movements of the aircraft as it is being refueled to reduce the magnitude of the sensed forces and thereby maintain the coupling of the aircraft with the refueling probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John G. Bolling