Patents by Inventor Peter F. Scheidler

Peter F. Scheidler 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).

  • Fly-by-wire engine power control system
    Patent number: 9096325
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of managing pilot and copilot control of engine power in an aircraft includes receiving, from a first pilot input device, a first signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position and receiving, from a second pilot input device, a second signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position. One of the first signal and the second signal is prioritized. An aircraft engine is then instructed to change power output based on the prioritized signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Oltheten, James M. McCollough, Peter F. Scheidler, Jeffery S. Greenwood
  • Fly-By-Wire Engine Power Control System
    Publication number: 20150142215
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of managing pilot and copilot control of engine power in an aircraft includes receiving, from a first pilot input device, a first signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position and receiving, from a second pilot input device, a second signal representative of a pilot selection of an increase power position or a decrease power position. One of the first signal and the second signal is prioritized. An aircraft engine is then instructed to change power output based on the prioritized signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Oltheten, James M. McCollough, Peter F. Scheidler, Jeffrey S. Greenwood