Patents by Inventor Gregory Lang
Gregory Lang 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).
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Patent number: 12291326Abstract: A rotorcraft has a drive system including a main rotor coupled to a main rotor gearbox to rotate the main rotor at a rotor speed, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide a first power, a supplemental engine coupled, when a first clutch is engaged, to the drive system to provide a second power additive to the first power, and a control system operable to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to provide a total power demand, where the main engine is controlled based on variations in rotor speed and a power compensation command to produce the first power, and the supplemental engine is controlled to produce the second power in response to a supplemental power demand.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2023Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Covington, Chia-Wei Su, Darren Gregory Lang, Thomas Parsons, Cody Earl Fegely
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Publication number: 20240336356Abstract: A rotorcraft has a drive system including a main rotor coupled to a main rotor gearbox to rotate the main rotor at a rotor speed, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide a first power, a supplemental engine coupled, when a first clutch is engaged, to the drive system to provide a second power additive to the first power, and a control system operable to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to provide a total power demand, where the main engine is controlled based on variations in rotor speed and a power compensation command to produce the first power, and the supplemental engine is controlled to produce the second power in response to a supplemental power demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2023Publication date: October 10, 2024Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric COVINGTON, Chia-Wei SU, Darren Gregory LANG, Thomas PARSONS, Cody Earl FEGELY
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Patent number: 12077308Abstract: A method of operating a multi-engine drive system of an aircraft includes driving a main rotor of the aircraft by a main engine of the multi-engine drive system at an operating speed of the main engine, operating a supplemental engine of the multi-engine drive system at approximately 80% of an operating speed of the supplemental engine, wherein, during the operating step, a clutch interoperably coupled to the supplemental engine is interoperably decoupled from the main rotor and, responsive to a command to interoperably engage the clutch, if the clutch successfully engages such that the clutch is interoperably coupled to the main rotor, providing, by the supplemental engine, power to the main rotor.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Covington, Chia-Wei Su, Darren Gregory Lang
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Patent number: 11873081Abstract: A rotorcraft has a drive system including a main rotor coupled to a main rotor gearbox to rotate the main rotor at a rotor speed, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide a first power, a supplemental engine coupled, when a first clutch is engaged, to the drive system to provide a second power additive to the first power, and a control system operable to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to provide a total power demand, where the main engine is controlled based on variations in rotor speed and a power compensation command to produce the first power, and the supplemental engine is controlled to produce the second power in response to a supplemental power demand.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric Covington, Chia-Wei Su, Darren Gregory Lang, Thomas Parsons, Cody Earl Fegely
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Publication number: 20230331392Abstract: A method of operating a multi-engine drive system of an aircraft includes driving a main rotor of the aircraft by a main engine of the multi-engine drive system at an operating speed of the main engine, operating a supplemental engine of the multi-engine drive system at approximately 80% of an operating speed of the supplemental engine, wherein, during the operating step, a clutch interoperably coupled to the supplemental engine is interoperably decoupled from the main rotor and, responsive to a command to interoperably engage the clutch, if the clutch successfully engages such that the clutch is interoperably coupled to the main rotor, providing, by the supplemental engine, power to the main rotor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: October 19, 2023Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric COVINGTON, Chia-Wei SU, Darren Gregory LANG
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Patent number: 11739460Abstract: A filtration-free liquid sampling system may be used to extract particulate or debris-containing liquid samples that may otherwise plug a filter over its service life. For example, such a system may be used to extract liquid sample from an industrial textile washer to monitor and/or validate the quality of wash conditions within the washer. In some examples, the system includes a pump that creates a vacuum on a backstroke, drawing liquid into a sensor housing positioned between the pump and the washer. After holding the liquid in the sensor housing long enough to measure its properties, the pump can be driven in a reverse stroke to pressurize the contents in the sensor housing and force the liquid back into the washer. This vacuum fill/pressure purge can keep the sensor housing free of debris.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Jimmy Maxwell Stokes, Jason Gregory Lang, Timothy Charles Nygaard
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Patent number: 11623736Abstract: An aircraft includes an electronically controlled engine (ECE) and a first and a second throttle control assembly. The first throttle control assembly includes a first throttle fly button configured to command a FLY mode and a first throttle idle button configured to command an IDLE mode. The second throttle control assembly includes a second throttle fly button configured to command the FLY mode and a second throttle idle button configured to command the IDLE mode.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Erik Oltheten, Darren Gregory Lang, Charles Eric Covington
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Publication number: 20220396353Abstract: A rotorcraft has a drive system including a main rotor coupled to a main rotor gearbox to rotate the main rotor at a rotor speed, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide a first power, a supplemental engine coupled, when a first clutch is engaged, to the drive system to provide a second power additive to the first power, and a control system operable to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to provide a total power demand, where the main engine is controlled based on variations in rotor speed and a power compensation command to produce the first power, and the supplemental engine is controlled to produce the second power in response to a supplemental power demand.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.Inventors: Charles Eric COVINGTON, Chia-Wei SU, Darren Gregory LANG, Thomas PARSONS, Cody Earl FEGELY
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Publication number: 20220136161Abstract: A filtration-free liquid sampling system may be used to extract particulate or debris-containing liquid samples that may otherwise plug a filter over its service life. For example, such a system may be used to extract liquid sample from an industrial textile washer to monitor and/or validate the quality of wash conditions within the washer. In some examples, the system includes a pump that creates a vacuum on a backstroke, drawing liquid into a sensor housing positioned between the pump and the washer. After holding the liquid in the sensor housing long enough to measure its properties, the pump can be driven in a reverse stroke to pressurize the contents in the sensor housing and force the liquid back into the washer. This vacuum fill/pressure purge can keep the sensor housing free of debris.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2022Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Jimmy Maxwell Stokes, Jason Gregory Lang, Timothy Charles Nygaard
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Publication number: 20220033064Abstract: An aircraft includes an electronically controlled engine (ECE) and a first and a second throttle control assembly. The first throttle control assembly includes a first throttle fly button configured to command a FLY mode and a first throttle idle button configured to command an IDLE mode. The second throttle control assembly includes a second throttle fly button configured to command the FLY mode and a second throttle idle button configured to command the IDLE mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Erik Oltheten, Darren Gregory Lang, Charles Eric Covington
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Patent number: 11225746Abstract: A filtration-free liquid sampling system may be used to extract particulate or debris-containing liquid samples that may otherwise plug a filter over its service life. For example, such a system may be used to extract liquid sample from an industrial textile washer to monitor and/or validate the quality of wash conditions within the washer. In some examples, the system includes a pump that creates a vacuum on a backstroke, drawing liquid into a sensor housing positioned between the pump and the washer. After holding the liquid in the sensor housing long enough to measure its properties, the pump can be driven in a reverse stroke to pressurize the contents in the sensor housing and force the liquid back into the washer. This vacuum fill/pressure purge can keep the sensor housing free of debris.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Jimmy Maxwell Stokes, Jason Gregory Lang, Timothy Charles Nygaard
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Publication number: 20210054302Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchison, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Patent number: 10793806Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchison, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Publication number: 20200063321Abstract: A filtration-free liquid sampling system may be used to extract particulate or debris-containing liquid samples that may otherwise plug a filter over its service life. For example, such a system may be used to extract liquid sample from an industrial textile washer to monitor and/or validate the quality of wash conditions within the washer. In some examples, the system includes a pump that creates a vacuum on a backstroke, drawing liquid into a sensor housing positioned between the pump and the washer. After holding the liquid in the sensor housing long enough to measure its properties, the pump can be driven in a reverse stroke to pressurize the contents in the sensor housing and force the liquid back into the washer. This vacuum fill/pressure purge can keep the sensor housing free of debris.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2019Publication date: February 27, 2020Inventors: Jimmy Maxwell Stokes, Jason Gregory Lang, Timothy Charles Nygaard
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Publication number: 20190264130Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchinson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Patent number: 10260020Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchinson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Publication number: 20180127679Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2018Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchinson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Patent number: 9896641Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchinson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Publication number: 20160251595Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Jeffrey S. Hutchinson, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Kellan Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson
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Patent number: 9359579Abstract: The present disclosure relates to conveyor lubricant compositions including an emulsion. The present disclosure also relates to methods of employing such lubricant compositions. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition to a conveyor with a non-energized nozzle. In an embodiment, the methods include applying the present lubricant composition in a “semi-dry” mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: June 7, 2016Assignee: Ecolab USA Inc.Inventors: Stefan Seemeyer, Stephan Scharrenbach, Eric Daniel Morrison, Jason Gregory Lang, Jeffery S. Hutchison, Kellen Wesley Chamblee, Chad Aaron Thompson