Patents by Inventor Morganne Cody Klein
Morganne Cody Klein 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).
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Patent number: 11247782Abstract: In an embodiment, a rotorcraft includes: a plurality of engines; a flight control computer connected to the plurality of engines, the flight control computer being configured to: receive an operating parameter of a first engine of the plurality of engines; determine an engine output ramping rate for the first engine according to a difference between the operating parameter of the first engine and a nominal limit of the first engine; and increase the output of the first engine in response to detecting an outage of another engine of the plurality of engines, the output of the first engine being increased according to the engine output ramping rate.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Morganne Cody Klein, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Christopher James Ludtke
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Patent number: 11136136Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of indicating flight modes of a rotorcraft includes: detecting a change in flight mode of the rotorcraft from a previous flight mode to an active flight mode, the active flight mode and the previous flight mode each being from one of a first subset or a second subset of a plurality of flight modes; determining whether the active flight mode and the previous flight mode are from different subsets of the plurality of flight modes; and updating one or more flight mode indicators on an instrument panel of the rotorcraft in response to the active flight mode and the previous flight mode being from different subsets of the plurality of flight modes.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Robert Earl Worsham, II, Morganne Cody Klein, Christopher M. Bothwell, Luke Dafydd Gillett, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Sung Kyun Kim, Stephanie Baynham, Troy Caudill
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Patent number: 11048273Abstract: A method of operating a rotorcraft includes receiving multiple first height data signals from multiple first height sensors on the rotorcraft, wherein the first height sensors measure height using a first technique, receiving multiple second height data signals from multiple second height sensors on the rotorcraft, wherein the second height sensors measure height using a second technique that is different than the first technique, determining a first height signal from the multiple first height data signals based on a selection scheme, determining a second height signal from the multiple second height data signals, selecting the first height signal or the second height signal to determine a selected height signal, and generating a flight control signal and controlling operation of the rotorcraft according to the flight control signal, the flight control signal based on the selected height signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.Inventors: Robert Earl Worsham, II, Christopher Mike Bothwell, Sung Kyun Kim, Morganne Cody Klein
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Publication number: 20200094981Abstract: In an embodiment, a rotorcraft includes: a plurality of engines; a flight control computer connected to the plurality of engines, the flight control computer being configured to: receive an operating parameter of a first engine of the plurality of engines; determine an engine output ramping rate for the first engine according to a difference between the operating parameter of the first engine and a nominal limit of the first engine; and increase the output of the first engine in response to detecting an outage of another engine of the plurality of engines, the output of the first engine being increased according to the engine output ramping rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2018Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Morganne Cody Klein, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Christopher James Ludtke
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Publication number: 20190377366Abstract: A method of operating a rotorcraft includes receiving multiple first height data signals from multiple first height sensors on the rotorcraft, wherein the first height sensors measure height using a first technique, receiving multiple second height data signals from multiple second height sensors on the rotorcraft, wherein the second height sensors measure height using a second technique that is different than the first technique, determining a first height signal from the multiple first height data signals based on a selection scheme, determining a second height signal from the multiple second height data signals, selecting the first height signal or the second height signal to determine a selected height signal, and generating a flight control signal and controlling operation of the rotorcraft according to the flight control signal, the flight control signal based on the selected height signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Robert Earl Worsham II, Christopher Mike Bothwell, Sung Kyun Kim, Morganne Cody Klein
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Publication number: 20190161203Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of indicating flight modes of a rotorcraft includes: detecting a change in flight mode of the rotorcraft from a previous flight mode to an active flight mode, the active flight mode and the previous flight mode each being from one of a first subset or a second subset of a plurality of flight modes; determining whether the active flight mode and the previous flight mode are from different subsets of the plurality of flight modes; and updating one or more flight mode indicators on an instrument panel of the rotorcraft in response to the active flight mode and the previous flight mode being from different subsets of the plurality of flight modes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Robert Earl Worsham, II, Morganne Cody Klein, Christopher M. Bothwell, Luke Dafydd Gillett, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Sung Kyun Kim, Stephanie Baynham, Troy Caudill
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Patent number: 10261517Abstract: A rotorcraft including a flight control computer (FCC) providing a vertical speed hold for the rotorcraft, a collective control, and a collective trim motor connected to the collective control. The collective trim motor moves the collective control according to a collective set command generated by the FCC according to a target vertical speed and when the FCC determines the collective control is in-detent. A collective position sensor is connected to the collective control. The collective position sensor generates, and sends to the FCC, a collective position signal indicating the position of the collective control. A flight control device controls a flight parameter of the rotorcraft in response to a flight control device control signal received from the FCC. The FCC generates the flight control device control signal according to the collective position signal, and sends the flight control device control signal to a flight control device.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.Inventors: Christopher Mike Bothwell, Sung Kyun Kim, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Robert Earl Worsham, II, Luke Dafydd Gillett, Morganne Cody Klein
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Publication number: 20180292841Abstract: A rotorcraft including a flight control computer (FCC) providing a vertical speed hold for the rotorcraft, a collective control, and a collective trim motor connected to the collective control. The collective trim motor moves the collective control according to a collective set command generated by the FCC according to a target vertical speed and when the FCC determines the collective control is in-detent. A collective position sensor is connected to the collective control. The collective position sensor generates, and sends to the FCC, a collective position signal indicating the position of the collective control. A flight control device controls a flight parameter of the rotorcraft in response to a flight control device control signal received from the FCC. The FCC generates the flight control device control signal according to the collective position signal, and sends the flight control device control signal to a flight control device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Inventors: Christopher Mike Bothwell, Sung Kyun Kim, Jillian Samantha Alfred, Robert Earl Worsham, II, Luke Dafydd Gillett, Morganne Cody Klein