Patents by Inventor Phillippe A. Ciholas

Phillippe A. Ciholas 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).

  • Flight control system
    Patent number: 9340278
    Abstract: A system and method for a controlling an aircraft with flight control surfaces that are controlled both manually and by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention improves overall flight control operation by reducing the mechanical flight control surface components while providing sufficient back-up control capability in the event of either a mechanical or power-related failure. Through the present invention, natural feedback is provided to the operator from the mechanical flight control surface which operates independent of computer-aided flight control surfaces. Further, through the present invention, force input signals received from the pilot are filtered to improve the operation of the computer-aided flight control surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Textron Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hagerott, James L. Hammer, Phillippe A. Ciholas, Mark W. Palmer
  • Flight Control System
    Publication number: 20140288731
    Abstract: A system and method for a controlling an aircraft with flight control surfaces that are controlled both manually and by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention improves overall flight control operation by reducing the mechanical flight control surface components while providing sufficient back-up control capability in the event of either a mechanical or power-related failure. Through the present invention, natural feedback is provided to the operator from the mechanical flight control surface which operates independent of computer-aided flight control surfaces. Further, through the present invention, force input signals received from the pilot are filtered to improve the operation of the computer-aided flight control surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Steven G. Hagerott, James L. Hammer, Phillippe A. Ciholas, Mark W. Palmer