Patents by Inventor Steven W. Kihara

Steven W. Kihara 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).

  • Integrated aircraft hoist
    Patent number: 10549854
    Abstract: An aircraft has a wing and at least a portion of a hoist system disposed within the wing. A method of hoisting an item includes disposing at least a portion of a hoist system within a wing of an aircraft and extending a cable of the hoist system through an access hole of an exterior wall of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Robert Chavez, Steven W. Kihara
  • Center Pedestal Display
    Publication number: 20170314959
    Abstract: An aircraft system interface has a center pedestal and a touchscreen display carried by the center pedestal. The interface has one or more programs including instructions for displaying a virtual input device, instructions for detecting movement of an object on or near the touchscreen display, and instructions for rotating the virtual input device displayed on the touchscreen display in response to detecting the movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy R. Chavez, Steven W. Kihara, Jeffery W. Erwin