Patents by Inventor Paul M. Viigen

Paul M. Viigen 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIFFERENTIAL MOTION TO WING HIGH LIFT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090206209
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing differential motion to wing high lift devices are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first deployable lift device with a first spanwise location, and a second deployable lift device with a second spanwise location different than the first. The wing system can further include a drive system having a drive link operatively coupleable to both the first and second deployable lift devices, and a control system operatively coupled to the drive system. The control system can have a first configuration for which the drive link is operatively coupled to the first and second deployable lift devices, and activation of at least a portion of the drive link moves the first and second deployable lift devices together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Paul M. Viigen, Seth E. Gitnes, Glynn Michael Thomas
  • Aircraft wing systems for providing differential motion to deployable lift devices
    Patent number: 7494094
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing differential motion to wing high lift devices are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a first deployable lift device with a first spanwise location, and a second deployable lift device with a second spanwise location different than the first. The wing system can further include a drive system having a drive link operatively coupleable to both the first and second deployable lift devices, and a control system operatively coupled to the drive system. The control system can have a first configuration for which the drive link is operatively coupled to the first and second deployable lift devices, and activation of at least a portion of the drive link moves the first and second deployable lift devices together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mark S. Good, Paul M. Viigen, Seth E. Gitnes, Glynn Michael Thomas