Patents by Inventor John T. Calhoun

John T. Calhoun 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: 4039162
    Abstract: Control system for aircraft wing spoilers in which the amount of centering moment provided by the downwardly moving or aerodynamically inactive spoiler is increased as the aircraft flaps are extended, the control system including a differential linkage mechanism interconnecting the flaps and the spoiler actuating mechanism. In effect different schedules of spoiler motion in response to cockpit control inputs are generated with wing flaps in different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 2, 1977
    Inventors: John T. Calhoun, Sherman E. Hall