Patents by Inventor Michael L. Hardy

Michael L. Hardy 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 of controlling an electric propulsion system
    Patent number: 9026274
    Abstract: An apparatus is described comprising: at least one processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: regulate an operation of a motor based at least in part on a control imposed on an output torque of the motor and a rate of change of a speed of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Hartman, Timothy Fred Lauder, Russell L. Halstead, Christopher L. Winslow, Michael L. Hardy
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140067166
    Abstract: An apparatus is described comprising: at least one processor; and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to: regulate an operation of a motor based at least in part on a control imposed on an output torque of the motor and a rate of change of a speed of the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Hartman, Timothy Fred Lauder, Russell L. Halstead, Christopher L. Winslow, Michael L. Hardy