Patents by Inventor Sean C. Magonigal

Sean C. Magonigal 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).

  • Hover flight test system for aircraft
    Patent number: 11117681
    Abstract: Test systems and methods for testing hover flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In one embodiment, a test system includes a winch having a cable, and a mounting tree assembly configured to attach to the cable of the winch and to attach to the UAV. The winch is configured to restrain an altitude of the UAV during hover flight while the mounting tree assembly permits five degrees of freedom for the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Sean C. Magonigal, James B. Dryfoos, Jeffrey S. Bender, John C. Walters
  • HOVER FLIGHT TEST SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20210016902
    Abstract: Test systems and methods for testing hover flight of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). In one embodiment, a test system includes a winch having a cable, and a mounting tree assembly configured to attach to the cable of the winch and to attach to the UAV. The winch is configured to restrain an altitude of the UAV during hover flight while the mounting tree assembly permits five degrees of freedom for the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: Sean C. Magonigal, James B. Dryfoos, Jeffrey S. Bender, John C. Walters