Patents by Inventor Troy S. Caudill

Troy S. Caudill 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).

  • Landing point indication system
    Patent number: 8918234
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a landing point indication system includes an image provider, a rotorcraft position provider, a pilot image generation system, and a display device. The image provider is operable to provide a visual representation of an area underneath a rotorcraft. The rotorcraft position provider is operable to provide information indicating a position of the rotorcraft. The pilot image generation system is operable to generate a supplemented visual representation. The supplemented visual representation includes the visual representation of the area underneath the aircraft and information indicating a position of the rotorcraft relative to the visual representation. The display device is operable to display the supplemented visual representation within the rotorcraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Charles E. Covington, Bradley Regnier, Robert Worsham, Troy S. Caudill, Thomas E. Archer, II, James M. McCollough
  • Main cockpit control panel
    Patent number: D678153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Jedediah Bryce Goodell, Jeffery W. Erwin, Jeffery S. Greenwood, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Adrienne Ruth Sullivan, Troy S. Caudill
  • Cockpit center console
    Patent number: D682771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Amante, Jedediah Bryce Goodell, Jeffery W. Erwin, Jeffery S. Greenwood, Joseph Daniel Leachman, Adrienne Ruth Sullivan, Troy S. Caudill