Patents by Inventor Daniel C. Norman

Daniel C. Norman 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: 4821981
    Abstract: This invention provides a system for enhancing the performance of an aircraft during flight. The aircraft, which includes at least two control surfaces, such as stabilon and trailing edge flaps, includes devices for: generating a signal representative of the optimum normal acceleration from signals representative of the aircraft's flight status, generating a signal representative of the aircraft's actual normal acceleration, comparing the optimum signal to the actual signal, and generating a command to alter the position of either one or both of the aircraft's control surfaces to reduce any differences between the optimum and actual normal acceleration signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dagfinn Gangsaas, Daniel C. Norman