Patents by Inventor Thomas B. Settle

Thomas B. Settle 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).

  • Publication number: 20020134883
    Abstract: An aircraft with a tilt rotor assembly comprising a craft body, a plurality of rotor blades which are subject to three modes of flight operation, a tilting mast coupling the plurality of rotor blades to the craft body and for selectively moving the plurality of rotor blades between the three modes of flight operation, a hub coupling the plurality of rotor blades to the tilting mast in a manner which transfers torque and thrust while allowing tilting of a rotor thrust vector, a main swashplate for tilting in response to operator input to control the direction of the rotor thrust vector, a plurality of pitch horns, each mechanically coupled to a particular one of the plurality of rotor blades and to the main swashplate, for communicating swashplate input to each of the plurality of rotor blades, a plurality of links coupling the main swashplate to the plurality of pitch horns, wherein each of the plurality of pitch horns is mechanically coupled to a particular one of the plurality of rotor blades by one of the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Frank B. Stamps, James L. Braswell, David A. Popelka, Richard L. Bennett, Thomas B. Settle, Charles E. Covington, Cecil E. Covington, Peggy Covington