Patents by Inventor Steven Beland

Steven Beland 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).

  • Methods and systems for controlling thrust produced by a plurality of engines on an aircraft for assisting with certain flight conditions
    Patent number: 10759544
    Abstract: In an example, method of controlling thrust produced by a plurality of engines on an aircraft for assisting with nose-down recovery of the aircraft is described. The method includes selecting a maximum value of an aircraft parameter, measuring a value of the aircraft parameter while the aircraft is in flight, based on a comparison of the maximum value and the measured value determining that the measured value exceeds the maximum value, and reducing a thrust produced by each of the engines of the plurality of engines to bring the measured value of the aircraft parameter below the maximum value of the aircraft parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Nikos Mills, David Eggold, Heidi Haugeberg, Douglas Wilson, Leonard Inderhees, Steven Beland, Kent Karnofski, Christopher Hodges
  • Methods and Systems for Controlling Thrust Produced by a Plurality of Engines on an Aircraft for Assisting with Certain Flight Conditions
    Publication number: 20190241273
    Abstract: In an example, method of controlling thrust produced by a plurality of engines on an aircraft for assisting with nose-down recovery of the aircraft is described. The method includes selecting a maximum value of an aircraft parameter, measuring a value of the aircraft parameter while the aircraft is in flight, based on a comparison of the maximum value and the measured value determining that the measured value exceeds the maximum value, and reducing a thrust produced by each of the engines of the plurality of engines to bring the measured value of the aircraft parameter below the maximum value of the aircraft parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Nikos Mills, David Eggold, Heidi Haugeberg, Douglas Wilson, Leonard Inderhees, Steven Beland, Kent Karnofski, Christopher Hodges