Patents by Inventor Russell T. BRIDGEWATER

Russell T. BRIDGEWATER 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).

  • Apparatus, systems, and methods for managing common mode pneumatic events
    Patent number: 11834195
    Abstract: An example system includes a common mode pneumatic event detector to detect a common mode pneumatic event at pitot tubes of an aircraft, a latch, a relay switch in communication with the latch, and a latch controller to set the latch in a first state to cause the latch to output a first latch signal, the relay switch to output a first pressure signal in response to the first latch signal, the first pressure signal based on pressure data from the pitot tubes, and set the latch in a second state to cause the latch to output a second latch signal based on the detection of the common mode pneumatic event. The relay switch is to output a second pressure signal in response to the second latch signal. The second pressure signal includes estimated pressure data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sherwin Chunshek Li, Leonard John Inderhees, Russell T. Bridgewater, Robert Erik Freeman, Rostyslav Oleksiy Svitelskyi, William Tyler Piersol
  • APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING COMMON MODE PNEUMATIC EVENTS
    Publication number: 20220258877
    Abstract: Example apparatus, systems, and methods for managing common mode pneumatic events are disclosed herein. An example system includes a common mode pneumatic event detector to detect a common mode pneumatic event at pitot tubes of an aircraft, a latch, a relay switch in communication with the latch, and a latch controller to set the latch in a first state to cause the latch to output a first latch signal, the relay switch to output a first pressure signal in response to the first latch signal, the first pressure signal based on pressure data from the pitot tubes, and set the latch in a second state to cause the latch to output a second latch signal based on the detection of the common mode pneumatic event. The relay switch is to output a second pressure signal in response to the second latch signal. The second pressure signal includes estimated pressure data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Sherwin Chunshek Li, Leonard John Inderhees, Russell T. Bridgewater, Robert Erik Freeman, Rostyslav Oleksiy Svitelskyi, William Tyler Piersol
  • Alternative method to determine the air mass state of an aircraft and to validate and augment the primary method
    Patent number: 9731814
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying air data for an aircraft. The lift for the aircraft is identified. The number of surface positions for the aircraft is identified. The angle of attack during flight of the aircraft is identified. A synthetic dynamic pressure is computed from the lift, the number of surface positions, and the angle of attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Melville Duncan Walter McIntyre, Andrew W. Houck, Russell T. Bridgewater, Robert Erik Freeman, Paul Salo, Douglas L. Wilson, Jonathan K. Moore
  • ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO DETERMINE THE AIR MASS STATE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND TO VALIDATE AND AUGMENT THE PRIMARY METHOD
    Publication number: 20140330455
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying air data for an aircraft. The lift for the aircraft is identified. The number of surface positions for the aircraft is identified. The angle of attack during flight of the aircraft is identified. A synthetic dynamic pressure is computed from the lift, the number of surface positions, and the angle of attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Melville Duncan Walter MCINTYRE, Andrew W. HOUCK, Russell T. BRIDGEWATER, Robert Erik FREEMAN, Paul SALO, Douglas L. WILSON, Jonathan K. MOORE