Patents by Inventor Paul Raymond Wilkinson

Paul Raymond Wilkinson 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).

  • Tilt-rotor over-torque protection from asymmetric gust
    Patent number: 10131427
    Abstract: A system includes a first mast torque transfer system, a second mast torque transfer system coupled to the first mast torque transfer system, and a torque limiting system. The torque limiting system includes a first sensor configured to determine a torque of the first mast torque transfer system, a second sensor configured to determine a torque of the second mast torque transfer system, and a processor configured to determine a differential torque between the torque of the first mast torque transfer system and the torque of the second mast torque transfer system and configured to control at least one of a torque input and a torque output to at least one of the first and second mast torque transfer systems as a function of the determined differential torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Blyth, Paul Raymond Wilkinson
  • TILT-ROTOR OVER-TORQUE PROTECTION FROM ASYMMETRIC GUST
    Publication number: 20170121029
    Abstract: A system includes a first mast torque transfer system, a second mast torque transfer system coupled to the first mast torque transfer system, and a torque limiting system. The torque limiting system includes a first sensor configured to determine a torque of the first mast torque transfer system, a second sensor configured to determine a torque of the second mast torque transfer system, and a processor configured to determine a differential torque between the torque of the first mast torque transfer system and the torque of the second mast torque transfer system and configured to control at least one of a torque input and a torque output to at least one of the first and second mast torque transfer systems as a function of the determined differential torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Robert Matthew Blyth, Paul Raymond Wilkinson