Patents by Inventor Trevor Brightwell

Trevor Brightwell 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).

  • Variable load and load vector application system
    Patent number: 10323999
    Abstract: A load is provided to an article under test, the article under test having a surface movable about an axis of rotation. The article under test, such as a wing or other aerodynamic component of an aircraft, is load tested by determining a change in attitude of the article under test about the axis of rotation. Responsive to the change in the attitude, adjusting in real time a position of a load mechanism that provides the load to the surface of the article under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Basham, Tom Rogers, Trevor Brightwell
  • VARIABLE LOAD AND LOAD VECTOR APPLICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180224351
    Abstract: A load is provided to an article under test, the article under test having a surface movable about an axis of rotation. The article under test, such as a wing or other aerodynamic component of an aircraft, is load tested by determining a change in attitude of the article under test about the axis of rotation. Responsive to the change in the attitude, adjusting in real time a position of a load mechanism that provides the load to the surface of the article under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Basham, Tom Rogers, Trevor Brightwell
  • Variable load and load vector application system
    Patent number: 9964463
    Abstract: An article under test, such as a wing or other aerodynamic component of an aircraft, is load tested by applying a desired load at a desired angle. When a change in attitude of the article under test is determined, a position of a load mechanism that provides the load to the article under test is changed in real time to maintain the desired angle. The load may also be dynamically adjusted according to the position of the article under test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Basham, Tom Rogers, Trevor Brightwell
  • VARIABLE LOAD AND LOAD VECTOR APPLICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170268958
    Abstract: An article under test, such as a wing or other aerodynamic component of an aircraft, is load tested by applying a desired load at a desired angle. When a change in attitude of the article under test is determined, a position of a load mechanism that provides the load to the article under test is changed in real time to maintain the desired angle. The load may also be dynamically adjusted according to the position of the article under test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Richard Basham, Tom Rogers, Trevor Brightwell