Patents by Inventor Colton Edward Campbell

Colton Edward Campbell 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).

  • Patent number: 10814973
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage coupled to a wing having a dihedral root section with first and second outboard sections pivotably coupled to respective outboard ends thereof. A thrust array is coupled to the wing. A power system is operably associated with the thrust array to provide power to each of a plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and the wing. The flight control system is operable to control the thrust output from the propulsion assemblies and the configuration of the wing. In a thrust-borne vertical lift mode, the wing has an M-wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located between the outboard sections of the wing. In a wing-borne forward flight mode, the wing has a gull wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located below the outboard sections of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Robert Gaffney, Robert Rex Graham, Jr., Colton Edward Campbell, Kevin Krisnil Prasadk, Isaiah Neves Martinez, Jared Michael Rosenkrance, Lukas N. Everhart, William Paul Crisler
  • Publication number: 20190322365
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage coupled to a wing having a dihedral root section with first and second outboard sections pivotably coupled to respective outboard ends thereof. A thrust array is coupled to the wing. A power system is operably associated with the thrust array to provide power to each of a plurality of propulsion assemblies. A flight control system is operably associated with the thrust array and the wing. The flight control system is operable to control the thrust output from the propulsion assemblies and the configuration of the wing. In a thrust-borne vertical lift mode, the wing has an M-wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located between the outboard sections of the wing. In a wing-borne forward flight mode, the wing has a gull wing configuration with the center of gravity of the aircraft located below the outboard sections of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Robert Gaffney, Robert Rex Graham, JR., Colton Edward Campbell, Kevin Krisnil Prasadk, Isaiah Neves Martinez, Jared Michael Rosenkrance, Lukas N. Everhart, William Paul Crisler