Patents by Inventor Edmund Skutecki

Edmund Skutecki 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).

  • Cross axis torque limiter for helicopter autopilot
    Patent number: 4628455
    Abstract: A helicopter flight control system employs coupled torque limiters in the rotor cyclic pitch axis and collective pitch axis for airspeed and vertical path control, respectively. When the collective torque limit is reached, the cyclic pitch axis is automatically transferred to favor vertical path control. A synchronizer circuit is provided for assuring smooth acceleration transition to reduce accrued airspeed errors when the engine torque limit is no longer commanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1986
    Assignee: Sperry Corporation
    Inventor: Edmund Skutecki