Patents by Inventor Scott Lee Schwimley

Scott Lee Schwimley 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).

  • Systems and methods for alleviating aircraft loads with plasma actuators
    Patent number: 9446840
    Abstract: Systems and methods for alleviating aircraft loads with plasma actuators are disclosed. A method for operating an aircraft in accordance with a particular embodiment includes receiving an input corresponding to an aircraft component structural response to an aerodynamic load. The method can further include, based at least in part on the input corresponding to the aircraft component's structural response, reducing the structural response to the aerodynamic load by activating at least one plasma actuator carried by the aircraft, in accordance with one or more activation parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Donald V. Drouin, Jr., Scott Lee Schwimley
  • Systems and Methods for Alleviating Aircraft Loads with Plasma Actuators
    Publication number: 20100004799
    Abstract: Systems and methods for alleviating aircraft loads with plasma actuators are disclosed. A method for operating an aircraft in accordance with a particular embodiment includes receiving an input corresponding to an aircraft component structural response to an aerodynamic load. The method can further include, based at least in part on the input corresponding to the aircraft component's structural response, reducing the structural response to the aerodynamic load by activating at least one plasma actuator carried by the aircraft, in accordance with one or more activation parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Donald V. Drouin, JR., Scott Lee Schwimley