Patents by Inventor Rlohard E. Rauber

Rlohard E. Rauber 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).

  • Step-Over Blade-Pitch Control System
    Publication number: 20100021301
    Abstract: A pitch control system for blades on a rotor of an aircraft has a gimballing rotor hub (31) and a plurality of step-over arms (61) connected to the hub and capable of pivoting relative to the hub about a pivot axis. Each of a plurality of pitch links (55) connects one of the step-over arms (61) to a flight control system for pivoting the connected step-over arm (61) about the pivot axis and relative to the hub in response to inputs from the control system. Each of a plurality of step-over links (69) connects one of the step-over arms (61) to one of the blades for rotating the associated blade about the pitch axis in response to pivoting of the associated step-over arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Frank B. Stamps, Rlohard E. Rauber, David A. Popelka, Patrick R. Tisdale, Thomas C. Campbell, James L. Braswell, JR., Keith Stanney, Mark Wasikowski, Tom Donovan, Bryan Baskin, Ryan Smith