Patents by Inventor KEITH MICHAEL DESALVO

KEITH MICHAEL DESALVO 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).

  • Inceptor apparatus
    Patent number: 9658639
    Abstract: An inceptor apparatus and method for operating a machine, the operation of the machine providing an output from at least one inertial sensor. The apparatus comprises a stick member having a base portion, and a grip portion extending from the base portion in only one direction. The apparatus further comprises at least one sensor for generating actual stick member position data, and a control unit configured to receive an inertial force signal from the or each inertial sensor and the actual stick member position data. The control unit is operable generate a first stick member position compensation signal in dependence upon the inertial force signal and actual stick member position data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: Adam Taylor, Keith Michael DeSalvo
  • INCEPTOR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160004270
    Abstract: An inceptor apparatus and method for operating a machine, the operation of the machine providing an output from at least one inertial sensor. The apparatus comprises a stick member having a base portion, and a grip portion extending from the base portion in only one direction. The apparatus further comprises at least one sensor for generating actual stick member position data, and a control unit configured to receive an inertial force signal from the or each inertial sensor and the actual stick member position data. The control unit is operable generate a first stick member position compensation signal in dependence upon the inertial force signal and actual stick member position data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: BAE SYSTEMS plc
    Inventors: ADAM TAYLOR, KEITH MICHAEL DESALVO