Patents by Inventor Bob Hale

Bob Hale 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).

  • Collective control system for a rotorcraft
    Patent number: 11960314
    Abstract: The control system for attachment to a collective lever in a rotorcraft which comprises a body with an extended horn portion which is generally contoured to provide for a place to rest the palm and grip the collective lever at the end in the form of an open spherical grip as opposed to the more traditional cylindrical grip used to grasp the throttle and/or collective lever directly. The control system generally includes a plurality of controls which can be manipulated by any or all of the four fingers of the hand and the thumb without need to substantially move the palm. The collective lever can also be moved without having to remove the hand from the control system or the fingers or thumb from the controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Essex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Culp, Greg Kemner, Bob Hale
  • Collective control system for a rotorcraft
    Patent number: 10890936
    Abstract: The control system for attachment to a collective lever in a rotorcraft which comprises a body with an extended horn portion which is generally contoured to provide for a place to rest the palm and grip the collective lever at the end in the form of an open spherical grip as opposed to the more traditional cylindrical grip used to grasp the throttle and/or collective lever directly. The control system generally includes a plurality of controls which can be manipulated by any or all of the four fingers of the hand and the thumb without need to substantially move the palm. The collective lever can also be moved without having to remove the hand from the control system or the fingers or thumb from the controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Essex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Culp, Greg Kemner, Bob Hale
  • Collective control system for a rotorcraft
    Patent number: 10591948
    Abstract: The control system for attachment to a collective lever in a rotorcraft which comprises a body with an extended horn portion which is generally contoured to provide for a place to rest the palm and grip the collective lever at the end in the form of an open spherical grip as opposed to the more traditional cylindrical grip used to grasp the throttle and/or collective lever directly. The control system generally includes a plurality of controls which can be manipulated by any or all of the four fingers of the hand and the thumb without need to substantially move the palm. The collective lever can also be moved without having to remove the hand from the control system or the fingers or thumb from the controls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Essex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Culp, Greg Kemner, Bob Hale
  • Controller for rotorcraft
    Patent number: D897929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: ESSEX INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Culp, Greg Kemner, Bob Hale