Patents by Inventor David Alderete

David Alderete 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).

  • Rotorcraft and associated rotor blade position monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 10287007
    Abstract: A rotorcraft including a rotor hub, a pitch housing moveable relative to the rotor hub about at least a feather axis and a flap axis, the pitch housing defining an internal volume, a bearing pin, the inboard end portion of the bearing pin being fixedly connected to the rotor hub, wherein the bearing pin defines the feather axis, a spherical bearing connected to the inboard end portion of the pitch housing and defining the flap axis, wherein the bearing pin extends through the spherical bearing, a rotor blade connected to the outboard end portion of the pitch housing, and a sensor assembly positioned in the internal volume and operatively connected to both the pitch housing and the outboard end portion of the bearing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Thomas, David Alderete, Richard Costello
  • Rotorcraft and Associated Rotor Blade Position Monitoring System and Method
    Publication number: 20170203838
    Abstract: A rotorcraft including a rotor hub, a pitch housing moveable relative to the rotor hub about at least a feather axis and a flap axis, the pitch housing defining an internal volume, a bearing pin, the inboard end portion of the bearing pin being fixedly connected to the rotor hub, wherein the bearing pin defines the feather axis, a spherical bearing connected to the inboard end portion of the pitch housing and defining the flap axis, wherein the bearing pin extends through the spherical bearing, a rotor blade connected to the outboard end portion of the pitch housing, and a sensor assembly positioned in the internal volume and operatively connected to both the pitch housing and the outboard end portion of the bearing pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Thomas, David Alderete, Richard Costello