Patents by Inventor Ashley M. Currivan

Ashley M. Currivan 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).

  • Actuation system for cockpit control levers
    Patent number: 11787527
    Abstract: An actuation system for an aircraft can include an actuator and a plurality of clutches connected to and structured to be moved by the actuator. The actuation system can include a plurality of control levers connected to the plurality of clutches and structured to be moved by the plurality of clutches when the plurality of clutches are moved by the actuator. The actuation system can include a processor connected to the actuator and to the plurality of clutches. The processor can identify one or more clutches connected to one or more control levers of the plurality of control levers for controlling an operation of the aircraft, and cause the one or more clutches connected to the one or more control levers to be in an engaged stat. The processor can activate the actuator to cause movement of the one or more control levers via the one or more clutches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael A Connor, Igor Cherepinsky, Christopher J. Marini, Nicholas Visinski, Ashley M. Currivan
  • ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR COCKPIT CONTROL LEVERS
    Publication number: 20230127623
    Abstract: An actuation system for an aircraft can include an actuator and a plurality of clutches connected to and structured to be moved by the actuator. The actuation system can include a plurality of control levers connected to the plurality of clutches and structured to be moved by the plurality of clutches when the plurality of clutches are moved by the actuator. The actuation system can include a processor connected to the actuator and to the plurality of clutches. The processor can identify one or more clutches connected to one or more control levers of the plurality of control levers for controlling an operation of the aircraft, and cause the one or more clutches connected to the one or more control levers to be in an engaged stat. The processor can activate the actuator to cause movement of the one or more control levers via the one or more clutches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Michael A. Connor, Igor Cherepinsky, Christopher J. Marini, Nicholas Visinski, Ashley M. Currivan
  • FLY-BY-WIRE MECHANICAL CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180339764
    Abstract: A fly-by-wire mechanical control system including at least one engine control spindle mechanically connectable to an aircraft prime mover, at least one engine control cable including a first end connected to the at least one engine control spindle, a second end, and an intermediate portion extending therebetween, and at least one electro-mechanical actuator mechanically connected to the second end of the at least one engine control cable and electrically connected to an aircraft control member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Ashley M. Currivan, Paul Shields