Patents by Inventor Hunter Barton NELSON

Hunter Barton NELSON 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).

  • Blade flap measurement process
    Patent number: 11604059
    Abstract: A rotorcraft comprising a rotor blade designed to flap about a hinge point, a measurement system designed to measure blade flapping, and a processing system designed to alter blade flapping measurements. The processing system further comprises a correction process to alter a blade flapping measurement dependent on rotor RPM or rotor torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric Covington, Randall Lee Johnson, Hunter Barton Nelson, Michael David Trantham
  • Hybrid low speed control
    Patent number: 11299259
    Abstract: An exemplary method for controlling low speed flight of an aircraft having a controller receiving pilot input includes transitioning from a translational rate command (TRC) to a linear acceleration command (LAC) when the controller is displaced above a control transition displacement (CTD), and while in LAC holding speed when the controller is relaxed to CTD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Thomas Christensen, Hunter Barton Nelson, Martin Wesley Shubert, Paul David Ruckel
  • BLADE FLAP MEASUREMENT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20210403147
    Abstract: A rotorcraft comprising a rotor blade designed to flap about a hinge point, a measurement system designed to measure blade flapping, and a processing system designed to alter blade flapping measurements. The processing system further comprises a correction process to alter a blade flapping measurement dependent on rotor RPM or rotor torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Eric COVINGTON, Randall Lee JOHNSON, Hunter Barton NELSON, Michael David TRANTHAM
  • HYBRID LOW SPEED CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210229798
    Abstract: An exemplary method for controlling low speed flight of an aircraft having a controller receiving pilot input includes transitioning from a translational rate command (TRC) to a linear acceleration command (LAC) when the controller is displaced above a control transition displacement (CTD), and while in LAC holding speed when the controller is relaxed to CTD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Thomas CHRISTENSEN, Hunter Barton NELSON, Martin Wesley SHUBERT, Paul David RUCKEL