Patents by Inventor Michael Edwin Foster

Michael Edwin Foster 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).

  • Wingtip control system
    Patent number: 9950810
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy Patrick Gallagher, Jr.
  • WINGTIP CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160280392
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher
  • Wingtip control system
    Patent number: 9296472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher
  • Wingtip Control System
    Publication number: 20150108283
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher