Patents by Inventor John McELHONE

John McELHONE 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).

  • Patent number: 12623770
    Abstract: A control device comprising a lever provided with a magnetic dipole and able to move, at least in rotation, relative to a support about an axis. The control device includes a measuring device configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the magnetic dipole, and a monitoring system for monitoring the integrity of the control device. The monitoring system is configured to signal an anomaly using an alarm when a first norm of a first vector difference between the current magnetic field and a first reference magnetic field relating to an estimated orientation of the lever, is greater than a first magnetic field threshold for a duration greater than a duration threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Gaël Dagorn, John McElhone, Pascal Izzo, Adrien Ott
  • Publication number: 20250368318
    Abstract: A control device comprising a lever provided with a magnetic dipole and able to move, at least in rotation, relative to a support about an axis. The control device includes a measuring device configured to measure a magnetic field generated by the magnetic dipole, and a monitoring system for monitoring the integrity of the control device. The monitoring system is configured to signal an anomaly using an alarm when a first norm of a first vector difference between the current magnetic field and a first reference magnetic field relating to an estimated orientation of the lever, is greater than a first magnetic field threshold for a duration greater than a duration threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2024
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Gaël DAGORN, John McELHONE, Pascal IZZO, Adrien OTT
  • Publication number: 20160343405
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed at a method and apparatus for producing and displaying how-to videos. The production of the how-to video includes the functionality of the insertion of a coaching tip within the how-to video which allows a producer of the video to embed pauses and annotations within the video for a viewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: John McELHONE