Patents by Inventor Gary E. Forquer

Gary E. Forquer 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).

  • Aircraft autopilot with yaw control by rudder force
    Patent number: 4992713
    Abstract: An autopilot with long term yaw coordination capabilities which utilizes lateral acceleration to generate a rudder force command which is combined with the sensed rudder force to create an error signal which is combined with a rudder servo velocity signal and then integrated to create a virtual rudder position feedback signal for combination with the rudder position commands, generated from yaw rate information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: James H. McCollum, Gary E. Forquer