Patents by Inventor Nicholas Stephen Eckstein

Nicholas Stephen Eckstein 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 for a leading edge slat on a wing of an aircraft
    Patent number: 9446836
    Abstract: A method for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge device is moved on a leading edge from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The leading edge device has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a deformable fairing attached to the leading edge device such that the deformable fairing covers at least a portion of the inner surface. The deformable fairing changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge device is moved to the deployed position. The leading edge device is then moved from the deployed position to the undeployed position, wherein the deformable fairing changes from the original shape to the deformed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • METHOD FOR A LEADING EDGE SLAT ON A WING OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150102161
    Abstract: A method for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge device is moved on a leading edge from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The leading edge device has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a deformable fairing attached to the leading edge device such that the deformable fairing covers at least a portion of the inner surface. The deformable fairing changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge device is moved to the deployed position. The leading edge device is then moved from the deployed position to the undeployed position, wherein the deformable fairing changes from the original shape to the deformed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Method and apparatus for a leading edge slat on a wing of an aircraft
    Patent number: 8534610
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge device is moved on a leading edge from an undeployed position to a deployed position. The leading edge device has an outer surface, an inner surface, and a deformable fairing attached to the leading edge device such that the deformable fairing covers at least a portion of the inner surface. The deformable fairing changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge device is moved to the deployed position. The leading edge device is then moved from the deployed position to the undeployed position, wherein the deformable fairing changes from the original shape to the deformed shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Moveable leading edge device for a wing
    Patent number: 8534611
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a flight control surface system. A leading edge section on a wing of an aircraft is extended into a deployed position. A deformable section connects the leading edge section to a trailing section. The deformable section changes from a deformed shape to an original shape when the leading edge section is moved into the deployed position. The leading edge section on the wing is moved from the deployed position to an undeployed position. The deformable section changes to the deformed shape inside of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • Active twisting of an aircraft lifting surface via modulated clamping of substructure
    Patent number: 8128020
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling controlled twisting of a tip of a wing in response to the aerodynamic forces experienced by the wing. The structural stiffness of the wing is modulated to modulate the twist of the wing in the presence of aerodynamic forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein
  • ACTIVE TWISTING OF AN AIRCRAFT LIFTING SURFACE VIA MODULATED CLAMPING OF SUBSTRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20090321558
    Abstract: A system and method for enabling controlled twisting of a tip of a wing in response to the aerodynamic forces experienced by the wing. The structural stiffness of the wing is modulated to modulate the twist of the wing in the presence of aerodynamic forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Dale M. Pitt, Nicholas Stephen Eckstein