Patents by Inventor Michael Trantham

Michael Trantham 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).

  • Rotorcraft swashplate actuator control
    Patent number: 10745123
    Abstract: A rotorcraft includes a flight control computer (FCC), a first rotor system, and a second rotor system. The first rotor system includes a first swashplate coupled to a first rotor and a first multiple actuators configured to move the first swashplate. The second rotor system includes a second swashplate coupled to a second rotor and a second multiple actuators configured to move the second swashplate. The rotorcraft also includes a first communications channel coupled between the FCC, a first actuator of the first multiple actuators, and a second actuator of the second multiple actuators. The rotorcraft also includes a second communications channel coupled between the FCC and a third actuator of the first multiple actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Trantham, Brady G. Atkins, Charles Eric Covington
  • Rotorcraft Swashplate Actuator Control
    Publication number: 20190300169
    Abstract: A rotorcraft includes a fight control computer (FCC), a first rotor system, and a second rotor system. The first rotor system includes a first swashplate coupled to a first rotor and a first multiple actuators configured to move the first swashplate. The second rotor system includes a second swashplate coupled to a second rotor and a second multiple actuators configured to move the second swashplate. The rotorcraft also includes a first communications channel coupled between the FCC, a first actuator of the first multiple actuators, and a second actuator of the second multiple actuators. The rotorcraft also includes a second communications channel coupled between the CC and a third actuator of the first multiple actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Trantham, Brady G. Atkins, Charles Eric Covington