Patents by Inventor Lowell F. Pickett

Lowell F. Pickett 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).

  • Steering range selector
    Patent number: 4011771
    Abstract: A selectable dual ratio connection between the rudder pedals and the control elements of an aircraft for steering the aircraft by means of the nose mounted landing gear wheel thereof. The connection includes a control arm and a control segment selectively related either by a link, walking beam and bungee or by means of a pivoting link mechanism. The arm and segment are rotatably mounted upon axes that coincide with the pivoting link mechanism which in one position locks the arm and the segment together while in another position enables differential motion therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    Inventors: Charles V. Harris, Lowell F. Pickett, George A. Schlanert