Patents by Inventor Matthew Thompson

Matthew Thompson 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).

  • ROTOR RETENTION FITTING WITH INTEGRAL BEARING AND PITCH CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210404516
    Abstract: A bearing system includes an inboard bearing assembly and an outboard bearing assembly. The inboard bearing assembly includes an inboard fitting and an inboard race. The inboard fitting includes a plate with a convex mating surface and a first aperture formed through the plate for receiving a blade root of a rotor blade. The inboard race comprising a concave mating surface configured to receive the convex mating surface a second aperture formed the inboard race. The outboard bearing assembly includes an outboard bearing assembly comprising an outboard fitting having an aperture formed therethrough for receiving the blade root of the rotor blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew THOMPSON, Joseph Richard CARPENTER, JR., Paul SHERRILL, Jonathan Andrew KNOLL
  • ROTOR SYSTEM WITH RECONFIGURABLE DUCT
    Publication number: 20210403149
    Abstract: A rotor system includes a rotor assembly and a duct system. The rotor assembly includes rotor blades extending from a mast axis and configured to rotate about the mast axis. The duct assembly includes a moveable duct portion and a stationary duct portion. In a first duct configuration, the moveable duct portion surrounds a first portion of the rotor assembly, the stationary duct portion surrounds a second portion of the rotor assembly, and the moveable duct portion and the stationary duct portion enclose the rotor assembly. In a second duct configuration, the stationary duct portion surrounds the second portion of the rotor assembly, and the moveable duct portion is moved away from the first portion of the rotor assembly, such that the rotor assembly is not enclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Brad Joseph Passe, Nicholas Ralph Carlson, George Matthew Thompson
  • SEALED COAXIAL INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFTS
    Publication number: 20210403173
    Abstract: A seal system for coaxially aligned shafts includes an input shaft and an output shaft coaxially aligned with the input shaft. The seal system includes a seal adapter support housing coupled to the output shaft and a seal positioned between an end of the input shaft and an end of the seal adapter support housing. The input shaft is configured to rotate at a speed that is different than a speed of the output shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Hubert SPELLER, George Matthew THOMPSON
  • Passive Tip Gap Management Systems for Ducted Aircraft
    Publication number: 20210394895
    Abstract: A proprotor system for a ducted aircraft includes a duct and proprotor blades surrounded by the duct. Each proprotor blade is rotatable about a respective pitch change axis. The proprotor blades are configured to change collective pitch about the pitch change axes. The proprotor blades are extendable along the pitch change axes into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The proprotor blades change between the retracted position and the extended position based on the collective pitch of the proprotor blades, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • Sacrificial Blade Tips for Ducted Aircraft
    Publication number: 20210394888
    Abstract: A proprotor blade for a ducted aircraft including a duct includes a main body having a distal end and a sacrificial blade tip coupled to the distal end of the main body. The sacrificial blade tip includes a deformable core material and a shell layer at least partially covering the deformable core material. The sacrificial blade tip deforms upon contact with the duct, thereby reducing damage to the ducted aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Andrew Knoll, Nicholas Ralph Carlson, Timothy Brian Carr
  • DISTRIBUTED BATTERY BANK FOR DUCTED-ROTOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210394915
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a hub, the hub including a rotor and one or more motors configured to drive the rotor. The duct also includes a duct ring that defines an opening surrounding at least a portion of the hub. The duct also includes a plurality of stators that extend outward from the hub. The duct also includes at least one battery electrically coupled to the rotor and configured to power the one or more motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Ralph CARLSON, Frank Brad STAMPS, George Matthew THOMPSON, Jonathan Andrew KNOLL
  • DUCT VANE ROTATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210394899
    Abstract: One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a duct ring; a hub disposed centrally to the duct ring; first and second stators each connected between the duct ring and the hub; first and second control vanes rotatably connected to the first and second stators, respectively; a structural hoop having a first end connected to the first control vane and a second end connected to the second control vane, the structural hoop for translating rotation of the first control vane about a vane axis to the second control vane; and a mechanism for restricting at least one of forward-aft movement and side-to-side movement of the structural hoop relative to the duct ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Feeley, Karl H. Schroeder, George Matthew Thompson, Michael Mark Attaway, Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR.
  • Tip Gap Control Systems with Inner Duct Control Surfaces
    Publication number: 20210394893
    Abstract: A tip gap control system for a ducted aircraft includes a flight control computer including an inner duct surface control module configured to generate an inner duct surface actuator command and a proprotor system in data communication with the flight control computer. The proprotor system includes a duct having active inner duct surfaces movable into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The proprotor system also includes proprotor blades surrounded by the duct and one or more actuators coupled to the active inner duct surfaces. The one or more actuators move the active inner duct surfaces between the various positions based on the inner duct surface actuator command, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • Tip Gap Control Systems with Active Blade Tips
    Publication number: 20210396247
    Abstract: A tip gap control system for a ducted aircraft includes a flight control computer including a blade length control module configured to generate a blade tip actuator command and a proprotor system in data communication with the flight control computer. The proprotor system includes a duct and proprotor blades surrounded by the duct. Each of the proprotor blades includes an active blade tip movable into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The tip gap control system also includes one or more actuators coupled to the active blade tips. The one or more actuators move the active blade tips between the various positions based on the blade tip actuator command, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • Tip Gap Monitoring Systems for Ducted Aircraft
    Publication number: 20210394898
    Abstract: A tip gap monitoring system for a ducted aircraft having a proprotor system including a duct and a plurality of proprotor blades includes sensors coupled to the proprotor system. The sensors are configured to detect one or more parameters of the proprotor system to form a plurality of sensor measurements. The tip gap monitoring system also includes a flight control computer in data communication with the sensors. The flight control computer includes a tip gap measurement module configured to determine a tip gap distance between the duct and the proprotor blades based on the sensor measurements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • Passive tip gap management systems for ducted aircraft
    Patent number: 11203421
    Abstract: A proprotor system for a ducted aircraft includes a duct and proprotor blades surrounded by the duct. Each proprotor blade is rotatable about a respective pitch change axis. The proprotor blades are configured to change collective pitch about the pitch change axes. The proprotor blades are extendable along the pitch change axes into various positions including a retracted position and an extended position. The proprotor blades change between the retracted position and the extended position based on the collective pitch of the proprotor blades, thereby controlling a tip gap between the proprotor blades and the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Andrew Knoll, George Matthew Thompson, Nicholas Ralph Carlson
  • ADJUSTABLE DUCTED ROTOR BLADE TIP EXTENSION
    Publication number: 20210387722
    Abstract: One embodiment is a rotor system comprising a rotor duct; at least one rotor blade, wherein the at least one rotor blade comprises an outboard end; a tip extension mechanism affixed at the outboard end of the at least one rotor blade, wherein the tip extension mechanism comprises at least one shim, the at least one rotor blade with the tip extension mechanism affixed thereto comprising an extended rotor blade; and a blade tip affixed to an outboard end of the extended rotor blade, wherein the blade tip is affixed to the extended rotor blade via at least one removable fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Carr, George Matthew Thompson
  • SHADOW CACHES FOR LEVEL 2 CACHE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210390050
    Abstract: An apparatus including a CPU core and a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the CPU core. The L1 cache subsystem includes a L1 main cache, a L1 victim cache, and a L1 controller. The apparatus includes a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 main cache, a shadow L1 main cache, a shadow L1 victim cache, and a L2 controller. The L2 controller receives an indication from the L1 controller that a cache line A is being relocated from the L1 main cache to the L1 victim cache; in response to the indication, update the shadow L1 main cache to reflect that the cache line A is no longer located in the L1 main cache; and in response to the indication, update the shadow L1 victim cache to reflect that the cache line A is located in the L1 victim cache.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD, David Matthew THOMPSON, Naveen BHORIA
  • Method and System for Verifying User Identity
    Publication number: 20210392137
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a system and method of verifying an identity of user. A computing system receives a HTTP request. The HTTP request includes at least a user name and an IP address associated with a router accessed by the remote client device. The computing system parses the HTTP request to extract the user name and the IP address contained therein. The computing system identifies a user account associated with the extracted user name. The computing system identifies an internet service provider associated with the IP address. The computing system transmits a verification message to the third party service provider. The computing system receives a confirmation message from the third party service provider. The computing system increases a level of confidence in an identification verification process based on the confirmation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Fox, Matthew Thompson
  • HARDWARE COHERENCE FOR MEMORY CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210390051
    Abstract: A system includes a non-coherent component; a coherent, non-caching component; a coherent, caching component; and a level two (L2) cache subsystem coupled to the non-coherent component, the coherent, non-caching component, and the coherent, caching component. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 cache; a shadow level one (L1) main cache; a shadow L1 victim cache; and a L2 controller. The L2 controller is configured to receive and process a first transaction from the non-coherent component; receive and process a second transaction from the coherent, non-caching component; and receive and process a third transaction from the coherent, caching component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD, David Matthew THOMPSON, Naveen BHORIA
  • ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME
    Publication number: 20210387717
    Abstract: A rotor assembly has a rotor hub having a unitary structure. The rotor assembly further includes a unitary crosshead having a first upper tab and a first lower tab located vertically below the first upper tab. The first upper tab and the first lower tab define a slot therebetween to accept a first pin of the first rotor blade. A second upper tab and a second lower tab located vertically below the second upper tab define a slot therebetween to accept a second pin of the second rotor blade. A first recess is provided between the first lower tab and the second lower tab so that the crosshead comprises no material directly between at least a portion of the first lower tab and the second lower tab along at least one straight path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Knoll, Paul Sherrill
  • Merging data for write allocate
    Patent number: 11194617
    Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a level two (L2) controller, a write request for an address that is not allocated as a cache line in a L2 cache. The write request specifies write data. The method also includes generating, by the L2 controller, a read request for the address; reserving, by the L2 controller, an entry in a register file for read data returned in response to the read request; updating, by the L2 controller, a data field of the entry with the write data; updating, by the L2 controller, an enable field of the entry associated with the write data; and receiving, by the L2 controller, the read data and merging the read data into the data field of the entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok Chachad, David Matthew Thompson
  • ALIASED MODE FOR CACHE CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20210365374
    Abstract: An apparatus includes first CPU and second CPU cores, a L1 cache subsystem coupled to the first CPU core and comprising a L1 controller, and a L2 cache subsystem coupled to the L1 cache subsystem and to the second CPU core. The L2 cache subsystem includes a L2 memory and a L2 controller configured to operate in an aliased mode in response to a value in a memory map control register being asserted. In the aliased mode, the L2 controller receives a first request from the first CPU core directed to a virtual address in the L2 memory, receives a second request from the second CPU core directed to the virtual address in the L2 memory, directs the first request to a physical address A in the L2 memory, and directs the second request to a physical address B in the L2 memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Abhijeet Ashok CHACHAD, Timothy David ANDERSON, Pramod Kumar SWAMI, Naveen BHORIA, David Matthew THOMPSON, Neelima MURALIDHARAN
  • MULTI-MATERIAL DUCTED ROTOR BLADE TIP EXTENSION
    Publication number: 20210354814
    Abstract: A rotor system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a rotor duct; at least one rotor blade, wherein the at least one rotor blade comprises a tip end; and a multi-material tip extension affixed at the tip end of the at least one rotor blade, wherein the multi-material tip extension comprises an inboard portion fabricated from a first material and an outboard portion fabricated from a second material, wherein the second material is different than the first material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: George Matthew Thompson, Jonathan Andrew Knoll, Robert Glenn Vaughn, William Anthony Amante
  • System, method and software program for aiding in positioning of a camera relative to objects in a surgical environment
    Patent number: 11166781
    Abstract: Systems, methods and software are provided for aiding in positioning of a camera relative to objects in a surgical environment. The camera has a 3D field of view and senses positions of the objects in the field of view. A controller is coupled to the camera and defines a first zone and a second zone within the field of view. Each zone defines a range of acceptable positions for one of the objects relative to a position of the camera. The controller receives the position of the objects. A graphical user interface displays image representations of: the field of view, the first zone relative to the field of view, the second zone relative to the field of view, the position of one object relative to the first zone, and the position of another object relative to the second zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: MAKO Surgical Corp.
    Inventors: Jason Karl Otto, Matthew Thompson, Mark Ellsworth Nadzadi, Roberto Montane, Jonathan Morgan, Bojan Gospavic