Patents by Inventor Jonathan S. Olsoe

Jonathan S. Olsoe 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).

  • Flight control system with alternate control path
    Patent number: 8935015
    Abstract: A flight control system and method including a primary flight control path between one or more pilot controls and control surface actuators on an associated aircraft, wherein the primary control path includes one or more flight control computers and one or more first data concentrators; and a secondary flight control path between the one or more pilot controls and the control surface actuators, wherein the secondary flight control path utilizes direct mode control laws to control the control surface actuators; wherein the primary flight control path and the secondary flight control path are independent from each other and the secondary flight control path is operative upon detection of a fault in the primary flight control path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Olsoe, David McLaughlin, Charles B. Hartin, Luc Cyrot, Bruce Streeter, Stephane Wanchu
  • FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ALTERNATE CONTROL PATH
    Publication number: 20120290153
    Abstract: A flight control system and method including a primary flight control path between one or more pilot controls and control surface actuators on an associated aircraft, wherein the primary control path includes one or more flight control computers and one or more first data concentrators; and a secondary flight control path between the one or more pilot controls and the control surface actuators, wherein the secondary flight control path utilizes direct mode control laws to control the control surface actuators; wherein the primary flight control path and the secondary flight control path are independent from each other and the secondary flight control path is operative upon detection of a fault in the primary flight control path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Olsoe, David McLaughlin, Charles B. Hartin, Luc Cyrot, Bruce Streeter, Stephane Wanchu