Patents by Inventor Mark Serven

Mark Serven 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).

  • Method and system for limiting blade pitch
    Patent number: 8083482
    Abstract: A method for limiting blade pitch is provided. The method includes providing a brake assembly that is actuatable to limit blade pitch, providing a limit stop assembly including a stop wheel and a traveler movable relative to the stop wheel, and coupling the limit stop assembly to the brake assembly such that the limit stop assembly actuates the brake assembly when the traveler engages the stop wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Serven, Ronald W. Rapp
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LIMITING BLADE PITCH
    Publication number: 20100080704
    Abstract: A method for limiting blade pitch is provided. The method includes providing a brake assembly that is actuatable to limit blade pitch, providing a limit stop assembly including a stop wheel and a traveler movable relative to the stop wheel, and coupling the limit stop assembly to the brake assembly such that the limit stop assembly actuates the brake assembly when the traveler engages the stop wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Serven, Ronald W. Rapp