Patents by Inventor Alan Marx

Alan Marx 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).

  • Hydraulic system and method for a flight control system of an aircraft
    Patent number: 10343767
    Abstract: A system of an aircraft includes a system pump and a booster pump. The system pump is configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The booster pump is configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft. The booster pump is configured as a high-pressure accumulator and an accumulator energizer, or as a hydraulic actuator pump and a variable speed motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. McCormick, Neal V. Huynh, Timothy G. Overton, Alan Marx
  • HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20190112031
    Abstract: A system of an aircraft includes a system pump and a booster pump. The system pump is configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The booster pump is configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft. The booster pump is configured as a high-pressure accumulator and an accumulator energizer, or as a hydraulic actuator pump and a variable speed motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Patrick J. McCormick, Neal V. Huynh, Timothy G. Overton, Alan Marx
  • Hydraulic system and method for an aircraft flight control system
    Patent number: 10196131
    Abstract: A hydraulic system of an aircraft may include a system pump configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The hydraulic system may further include a booster pump configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator may be operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick J. McCormick, Neal V. Huynh, Timothy G. Overton, Alan Marx
  • HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170233064
    Abstract: A hydraulic system of an aircraft may include a system pump configured to provide hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic system at a first working pressure. The hydraulic system may further include a booster pump configured to supply hydraulic fluid to at least one boostable actuator at a second working pressure higher than the first working pressure. The boostable actuator may be operatively coupled to and configured to actuate at least one flight control surface of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Patrick J. McCormick, Neal V. Huynh, Timothy G. Overton, Alan Marx