Patents by Inventor Peter J. Flux

Peter J. Flux 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).

  • Helicopter rotors with elastomeric bearings
    Patent number: 5145321
    Abstract: A rotor for rotation about an axis includes a driving member rotationally fixed to a drive shaft and having a plurality of equi-spaced drive pins extending radially of the axis of rotation and in a plane of rotation perpendicular to the axis, and located in an elastomeric bearing assembly attached to a gimbal housing connected to a spherical elastomeric thrust bearing having a geometral center located at an intersection of the axis of rotation and the plane of rotation whereby in operation the rotor can be tilted in any direction about the center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1992
    Assignee: Westland Helicopters Limited
    Inventors: Peter J. Flux, Gerald H. Martyn
  • Helicopter rotor control systems
    Patent number: 4805850
    Abstract: A helicopter rotor control system includes a plurality of control rods (31) extending downwardly from pitch control means (24) through a hollow rotor drive shaft (12) and gearbox (14) for connection directly to individual actuators (36) located generally concentrically of an axis of rotation (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Westland Group plc
    Inventors: Peter J. Flux, Christopher S. Hughes