Patents by Inventor Luke D. Gillett, JR.

Luke D. Gillett, JR. 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).

  • Publication number: 20170017241
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a pilot assistance system includes a trim assembly and a trim assembly control system. The trim assembly is operable to communicate with a pilot control device and operable to apply a force against the pilot control device in resistance of a command received from a pilot via the pilot control device. The trim assembly control system is in communication with the trim assembly, configured to identify a first pilot control device position relative to a reference pilot control device position, and configured to instruct the trim assembly to apply a cueing force against the pilot control device if the pilot control device is positioned proximate to the first pilot control device position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Luke D. Gillett, JR., Brandon J. Thomas, Joseph M. Schaeffer