Patents by Inventor Nicholas Lappos
Nicholas Lappos 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).
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Patent number: 10145708Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Publication number: 20170307401Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Patent number: 9663243Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Publication number: 20160272342Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Patent number: 9352849Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Publication number: 20150321769Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Patent number: 9035802Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2010Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Patent number: 8588996Abstract: An occupant protection system for an aircraft comprising a sensor system for sensing flight condition information and a control system, which includes an impending crash detection system and an impact detection system. The impending crash detection system receives flight information from the sensors determines whether a crash is likely to occur. If an impending crash is detected, the impending crash detection system activates impact modes of a first group of aircraft systems. The impact detection system receives flight information from the sensor system and determines whether an impact has occurred or is occurring. If an impact is detected, the impact detection system activates impact modes of a second group of aircraft systems.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Michael R. Smith, Charles E. Covington, Nicholas Lappos, Walter Sonneborn
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Publication number: 20130120165Abstract: A power safety system is configured to provide power information in an aircraft. The power safety system includes a power safety instrument having a power required indicator and a power available indicator, each being located on a display. A position of the power required indicator and the power available indicator represent the power available and power required to perform a hover flight maneuver. The power safety system may be operated in a flight planning mode or in a current flight mode. The power safety system uses at least one sensor to measure variables having an effect on the power required and the power available.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: James M. McCollough, Erik Oltheten, Nicholas Lappos
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Publication number: 20120101666Abstract: An occupant protection system for an aircraft comprising a sensor system for sensing flight condition information and a control system, which includes an impending crash detection system and an impact detection system. The impending crash detection system receives flight information from the sensors determines whether a crash is likely to occur. If an impending crash is detected, the impending crash detection system activates impact modes of a first group of aircraft systems. The impact detection system receives flight information from the sensor system and determines whether an impact has occurred or is occurring. If an impact is detected, the impact detection system activates impact modes of a second group of aircraft systems.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2009Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.Inventors: Andrew T. Hill, Michael R. Smith, Charles E. Covington, Nicholas Lappos, Walter Sonneborn
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Publication number: 20070125907Abstract: A gearbox of a rotary-wing aircraft includes at least one variable speed system which optimizes the main rotor speed for different flight regimes such as a hover flight profile and a high speed cruise flight profile for any rotary wing aircraft while maintaining an independently variable tail rotor speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2005Publication date: June 7, 2007Inventors: Nicholas Lappos, Edward Karedes, Harsh Vinayak, Yuriy Gmirya