Patents by Inventor Conor M. Marr

Conor M. Marr 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).

  • MOTION CONTROLLED HELICOPTER AND ROTATION RATE SWITCHED FLUID LEAD LAG DAMPER
    Publication number: 20150093245
    Abstract: A method for controlling helicopter ground resonance and air resonance motions as well as centrifugal force switching dampers are disclosed. A helicopter lead-lag damper (30) has a first ground resonance motion damping rate stage (FDR) and a second air resonance motion damping rate stage (SDR). The damper (30) includes a centrifugal force switch (52). The damper (30) is oriented relative to the rotary wing rotation axis (26) and helicopter blade (24). An in-flight rotation rate of the centrifugal force switching damper (30) actuates the centrifugal force switch (52) with the damper switching from the first ground resonance motion damping rate stage (FDR) to the second air resonance motion damping rate stage (SDR).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Zachary Fuhrer, Mark Jolly, Conor M. Marr