Patents by Inventor Kevin Mark Johnsen

Kevin Mark Johnsen 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).

  • Flap pressure shape biasing
    Patent number: 11897597
    Abstract: Flap pressure shape biasing is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a flight monitor to determine a movement parameter of an aircraft, the movement parameter corresponding to at least one of a Mach number of the aircraft, an airspeed of the aircraft, or a vertical acceleration of the aircraft, and a spoiler controller to adjust a position of a spoiler of the aircraft to reduce pressure on a flap based on the movement parameter by moving a pressure transition away from the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kevin Mark Johnsen, Ryan L. Pettit, Heidi M. Haugeberg, Ryley Thies Ohlsen
  • FLAP PRESSURE SHAPE BIASING
    Publication number: 20220017209
    Abstract: Flap pressure shape biasing is disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus includes a flight monitor to determine a movement parameter of an aircraft, the movement parameter corresponding to at least one of a Mach number of the aircraft, an airspeed of the aircraft, or a vertical acceleration of the aircraft, and a spoiler controller to adjust a position of a spoiler of the aircraft to reduce pressure on a flap based on the movement parameter by moving a pressure transition away from the flap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Mark Johnsen, Ryan L. Pettit, Heidi M. Haugeberg, Ryley Thies Ohlsen
  • Aerodynamic structures having lower surface spoilers
    Patent number: 10144502
    Abstract: Aerodynamic structures having lower surface spoilers are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes a first spoiler of an aerodynamic structure of an aircraft, where the first spoiler is to deflect away from a first side of the aerodynamic structure and a second spoiler on a second side of the aerodynamic structure opposite of the first side, where the second spoiler is to deflect away from the second side to reduce a load on at least one of the first spoiler or a flap of the aerodynamic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Sean C. Omeara, Brian E. Geppert, Christopher Andrew Konings, Stephen Roger Amorosi, Paul M. Vijgen, Kevin Mark Johnsen, Gregory M. Santini
  • AERODYNAMIC STRUCTURES HAVING LOWER SURFACE SPOILERS
    Publication number: 20170259908
    Abstract: Aerodynamic structures having lower surface spoilers are described herein. One disclosed example apparatus includes a first spoiler of an aerodynamic structure of an aircraft, where the first spoiler is to deflect away from a first side of the aerodynamic structure and a second spoiler on a second side of the aerodynamic structure opposite of the first side, where the second spoiler is to deflect away from the second side to reduce a load on at least one of the first spoiler or a flap of the aerodynamic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Sean C. Omeara, Brian E. Geppert, Christopher Andrew Konings, Stephen Roger Amorosi, Paul M. Vijgen, Kevin Mark Johnsen, Gregory M. Santini