Patents by Inventor Steve F. Hildebrand

Steve F. Hildebrand 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).

  • Aircraft with transient-discriminating propeller balancing system
    Patent number: 8360728
    Abstract: A system for balancing an aircraft propeller system receives a vibration signal from the aircraft propeller system and determines whether the vibration signal indicates a transient vibration condition. If it is determined that the vibration signal does not indicate a transient condition, the system enables a balance correction controller. The controller generates a balance correction signal based on the vibration signal, and balances the aircraft propeller system in response to the balance correction signal if the balance correction controller is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Lord Corporation
    Inventors: Steve F. Hildebrand, Russell E. Altieri, Wayne Winzenz
  • AIRCRAFT WITH TRANSIENT-DISCRIMINATING PROPELLER BALANCING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090306829
    Abstract: A system for balancing an aircraft propeller system receives a vibration signal from the aircraft propeller system and determines whether the vibration signal indicates a transient vibration condition. If it is determined that the vibration signal does not indicate a transient condition, the system enables a balance correction controller. The controller generates a balance correction signal based on the vibration signal, and balances the aircraft propeller system in response to the balance correction signal if the balance correction controller is enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Steve F. Hildebrand, Russell E. Altieri, Wayne Winzenz