Patents by Inventor Robert Carl Storrie

Robert Carl Storrie 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).

  • Yaw control in an aircraft
    Patent number: 10486793
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first deflector configured to couple to a shaft of a wing of an aircraft and form part of a top surface of the wing when in a first closed position, and a second deflector configured to couple to the shaft and form part of a bottom surface of the wing when in a second closed position. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to be positioned proximate to the tip of the wing. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to simultaneously pivot from the closed positions to respective first and second open positions upon actuation of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Merle Dorsett, Robert Carl Storrie
  • YAW CONTROL IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20170341731
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first deflector configured to couple to a shaft of a wing of an aircraft and form part of a top surface of the wing when in a first closed position, and a second deflector configured to couple to the shaft and form part of a bottom surface of the wing when in a second closed position. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to be positioned proximate to the tip of the wing. The first deflector and the second deflector may be configured to simultaneously pivot from the closed positions to respective first and second open positions upon actuation of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Kenneth Merle Dorsett, Robert Carl Storrie