Patents by Inventor Ed Feltrop

Ed Feltrop 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling an aerial refueling device
    Patent number: 7472868
    Abstract: Systems and methods for refueling aircraft in flight are disclosed herein. An aerial refueling system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a movable aerial refueling boom configured to be carried by an aerial refueling aircraft. The system can also include two or more actuators operably coupled to the boom to control motion of the boom relative to the refueling aircraft. In several embodiments, the boom does not include any boom aerodynamic control surfaces to control motion of the boom relative to the refueling aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John H. Schuster, Ed Feltrop
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN AERIAL REFUELING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20070215753
    Abstract: Systems and methods for refueling aircraft in flight are disclosed herein. An aerial refueling system in accordance with one aspect of the invention includes a movable aerial refueling boom configured to be carried by an aerial refueling aircraft. The system can also include two or more actuators operably coupled to the boom to control motion of the boom relative to the refueling aircraft. In several embodiments, the boom does not include any boom aerodynamic control surfaces to control motion of the boom relative to the refueling aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: John Schuster, Ed Feltrop