Patents by Inventor Gordon E. Nicholson

Gordon E. Nicholson 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).

  • Throttle force detector
    Patent number: 4284865
    Abstract: In an autothrottle system for multiengine aircraft having separate throttle servos for each engine and servo tracking means for detecting and compensating for servo drift during autothrottle mode of operation, a pressure sensitive switch on each throttle handle for temporarily disengaging the autothrottle system and establishing a new reference for servo tracking means in response to manual adjustment of throttles by the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1981
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventor: Gordon E. Nicholson