Patents by Inventor Trevor A. Zook

Trevor A. Zook 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).

  • Control surface support for an aircraft
    Patent number: 11945585
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a main body having an empennage, a main rotor assembly mounted on the main body, and a movable control surface assembly supported on the empennage. The movable control surface assembly includes a tube extending from the empennage along a tube axis to a free end, the tube being supported for rotation about the tube axis with respect to the empennage, and a movable control surface mounted on the tube for rotation therewith. The movable control surface is supported on the tube by a connection element that couples the movable control surface to the free end of the tube to rotatably fix the movable control surface with respect to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Trevor A. Zook, Jason Quevedo, Ken Chu, David Tam
  • CONTROL SURFACE SUPPORT FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20230257103
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a main body having an empennage, a main rotor assembly mounted on the main body, and a movable control surface assembly supported on the empennage. The movable control surface assembly includes a tube extending from the empennage along a tube axis to a free end, the tube being supported for rotation about the tube axis with respect to the empennage, and a movable control surface mounted on the tube for rotation therewith. The movable control surface is supported on the tube by a connection element that couples the movable control surface to the free end of the tube to rotatably fix the movable control surface with respect to the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Trevor A. Zook, Jason Quevedo, Ken Chu, David Tam