Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Davidson

Ronald W. Davidson 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).

  • Long endurance hydrogen powered vehicle
    Patent number: 7806365
    Abstract: Hydrogen powered air vehicles that in some embodiments can fly with very long endurance (10 or more days) at altitudes over 60,000 ft carrying payloads of up to 2,000 pounds. Embodiments may include features such as large wingspan relative to fuselage and an all composite or partial composite structure for light weight and strength. The aircraft of the invention use one or more internal combustion engines adapted for hydrogen combustion, each engine driving propellers. The hydrogen fuel is stored on board in containers, located within the fuselage, as a cryogenic liquid, and is vaporized in a heat exchanger before delivery to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Gerald D. Miller, Wesley Moore, Adrian Viisoreanu, Russell W. Morris, Ronald W. Davidson, Shailesh Atreya, Albert D. Olsen, William Bigbee-Hansen
  • VEHICLE MANAGEMENT AND MISSION MANAGEMENT COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20100152919
    Abstract: A vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging may include a first line replaceable unit and a second line replaceable unit. The first line replaceable unit may include a vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to a group including at least one mission related system and at least one vehicle system. The first line replaceable unit may also include a mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may include another vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may also include another mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: RONALD W. DAVIDSON, KEVIN A. WISE
  • Vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging
    Patent number: 7689594
    Abstract: A vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging may include a first line replaceable unit and a second line replaceable unit. The first line replaceable unit may include a vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to a group including at least one mission related system and at least one vehicle system. The first line replaceable unit may also include a mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may include another vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may also include another mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ronald W. Davidson, Kevin A. Wise
  • VEHICLE MANAGEMENT AND MISSION MANAGEMENT COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND PACKAGING
    Publication number: 20080077616
    Abstract: A vehicle management and mission management computer architecture and packaging may include a first line replaceable unit and a second line replaceable unit. The first line replaceable unit may include a vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to a group including at least one mission related system and at least one vehicle system. The first line replaceable unit may also include a mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may include another vehicle management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system. The second line replaceable unit may also include another mission management system computer channel coupleable to the group including the at least one mission related system and the at least one vehicle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Ronald W. Davidson, Kevin A. Wise
  • LONG ENDURANCE HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20080006743
    Abstract: Hydrogen powered air vehicles that in some embodiments can fly with very long endurance (10 or more days) at altitudes over 60,000 ft carrying payloads of up to 2,000 pounds. Embodiments may include features such as large wingspan relative to fuselage and an all composite or partial composite structure for light weight and strength. The aircraft of the invention use one or more internal combustion engines adapted for hydrogen combustion, each engine driving propellers. The hydrogen fuel is stored on board in containers, located within the fuselage, as a cryogenic liquid, and is vaporized in a heat exchanger before delivery to the internal combustion engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2006
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Gerald D. Miller, Wesley Moore, Adrian Viisoreanu, Russell W. Morris, Ronald W. Davidson, Shailesh Atreya, Albert D. Olsen, William Bigbee-Hansen