Patents by Inventor Chyau J. Tzeng

Chyau J. Tzeng 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).

  • Tiltrotor control
    Patent number: 11383851
    Abstract: The present invention includes a thrust control apparatus, method and kit for a tiltrotor craft comprising a thrust control handle; a first and a second bar connected to the thrust control handle and connected to a floor support; a first end of a transverse bar connected to the first bar; a linker connected to a second end of the transverse bar; and a crankbell connected to the floor support below the first and a second bars, wherein a first end of the crankbell is connected to the linker, wherein the thrust control handle has a substantially linear motion that controls engine thrust, and the crankbell transfers the substantially linear motion of the handle into a substantially perpendicular motion that engages an engine thrust control at a second end of the crankbell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Brent Randal Achttien, Chyau J. Tzeng
  • Tiltrotor Control
    Publication number: 20180099738
    Abstract: The present invention includes a thrust control apparatus, method and kit for a tiltrotor craft comprising a thrust control handle; a first and a second bar connected to the thrust control handle and connected to a floor support; a first end of a transverse bar connected to the first bar; a linker connected to a second end of the transverse bar; and a crankbell connected to the floor support below the first and a second bars, wherein a first end of the crankbell is connected to the linker, wherein the thrust control handle has a substantially linear motion that controls engine thrust, and the crankbell transfers the substantially linear motion of the handle into a substantially perpendicular motion that engages an engine thrust control at a second end of the crankbell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Brent Randal Achttien, Chyau J. Tzeng