Patents by Inventor Charles G. Fullerton

Charles G. Fullerton 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).

  • Engines-only flight control system
    Patent number: 5330131
    Abstract: A backup flight control system for controlling the flightpath of a multi-engine airplane using the main drive engines. The backup flight control system comprises an input device for generating a control command indicative of a desired flightpath, a feedback sensor for generating a feedback signal indicative of at least one of pitch rate, pitch attitude, roll rate and roll attitude, and a control device for changing the output power of at least one of the main drive engines on each side of the airplane in response to the control command and the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1994
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Frank W. Burcham, Glenn B. Gilyard, Joseph L. Conley, James F. Stewart, Charles G. Fullerton