Patents by Inventor A. Warren Wilcox

A. Warren Wilcox 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).

  • Aerial fire suppression system
    Patent number: 9327149
    Abstract: An aerial fire suppression system mountable to a helicopter fuselage is provided. The system having a tank divided into at least two compartments by a barrier. The base of each compartment having an outwardly opening door. The system also having a retractable snorkel unit attached to the tank for transferring liquid from a liquid source into the compartments. An inflatable seal minimizes the leakage of the liquid from the compartments at the junction where the outwardly opening door engages the tank. A modified cyclic controls the operation of the tank and the components thereof. Also described is a method of suppressing a fire using the aerial fire suppression system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Ascent Helicopters Ltd.
    Inventors: Trent Lemke, A. Warren Wilcox
  • AERIAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130056230
    Abstract: An aerial fire suppression system mountable to a helicopter fuselage is provided. The system having a tank divided into at least two compartments by a barrier. The base of each compartment having an outwardly opening door. The system also having a retractable snorkel unit attached to the tank for transferring liquid from a liquid source into the compartments. An inflatable seal minimizes the leakage of the liquid from the compartments at the junction where the outwardly opening door engages the tank. A modified cyclic controls the operation of the tank and the components thereof. Also described is a method of suppressing a fire using the aerial fire suppression system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: ASCENT HELICOPTERS LTD.
    Inventors: Trent Lemke, A. Warren Wilcox