Patents by Inventor Carson M. Ingels

Carson M. Ingels 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).

  • Rotor index sensor system
    Patent number: 9580187
    Abstract: An aircraft is provided and includes an airframe having main, pylon and tail sections, a rotor disposed at one of the pylon and tail sections and rotatable about a rotational axis to drive the airframe and a primary gearbox disposed within the main section of the airframe and a secondary gearbox disposed within one of the pylon and tail sections. The primary gearbox includes an outer housing rotationally fixed relative to the airframe and a driveshaft extending through the outer housing and coupled to the secondary gearbox to thereby drive rotation of the rotor relative to the airframe via the secondary gearbox. The aircraft further including a sensing system affixed to the outer housing and the driveshaft and configured to sense rotational characteristics of the driveshaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd A. Garcia, Carson M. Ingels, Jiwoo Lee
  • ROTOR INDEX SENSOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150298818
    Abstract: An aircraft is provided and includes an airframe having main, pylon and tail sections, a rotor disposed at one of the pylon and tail sections and rotatable about a rotational axis to drive the airframe and a primary gearbox disposed within the main section of the airframe and a secondary gearbox disposed within one of the pylon and tail sections. The primary gearbox includes an outer housing rotationally fixed relative to the airframe and a driveshaft extending through the outer housing and coupled to the secondary gearbox to thereby drive rotation of the rotor relative to the airframe via the secondary gearbox. The aircraft further including a sensing system affixed to the outer housing and the driveshaft and configured to sense rotational characteristics of the driveshaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Garcia, Carson M. Ingels, Jiwoo Lee