Patents by Inventor Mark D. Fairchild

Mark D. Fairchild 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 method and apparatus to produce induced yaw
    Patent number: 7780120
    Abstract: A method of controlling an aircraft in a turn without the use of a rudder by producing induced yaw. Induced yaw being produced by creating a net induced drag differential between an inboard wing to the turn and an outboard wing to the turn, whereby the net induced drag differential overcomes adverse yaw produced by the outboard wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: Mark D. Fairchild
  • Flight control method and apparatus to produce induced yaw
    Patent number: 7503527
    Abstract: A method of controlling an aircraft in a turn without the use of a rudder by producing induced yaw. Induced yaw being produced by creating a net induced drag differential between an inboard wing to the turn and an outboard wing to the turn, whereby the net induced drag differential overcomes adverse yaw produced by the outboard wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Inventor: Mark D. Fairchild
  • Method and apparatus for achieving color-appearance matching for an image viewed in surrounds of different relative luminances
    Patent number: 6046723
    Abstract: A method for achieving color-appearance matching for an image viewed in different surround conditions, the method comprises the steps of forming signals representing an original image; and mapping the original image signals through a transformation that alters image luminance contrast by a factor of substantially 1.01 to 1.15 for an original image viewed in a light surround to a reproduced image to be viewed in an average surround; substantially 1.01 to 1.22 for an original image viewed in a light surround to a reproduced image to be viewed in dim surround; substantially a range of 1.01 to 1.29 for an original image viewed in a light surround to a reproduced image to be viewed in an dark surround; substantially a range of 1.01 to 1.11 for an original image viewed in an average surround to a reproduced image to be viewed in an dim surround; substantially a range of 1.01 to 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventors: Cathleen M. Daniels, Edward J. Giorgianni, Mark D. Fairchild