Patents by Inventor Philip L. Michel

Philip L. Michel 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 rotor with blade trailing edge tabs responsive to control system loading
    Patent number: 4461611
    Abstract: A helicopter rotor having blade trailing edge tabs which are actuated in response to control rod loading to reduce or cancel the blade pitching moments imposed upon the blade and hence the control rods by blade aerodynamic and inertial loads, or other loads, encountered during rotor operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1984
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Philip L. Michel