Patents by Inventor Tyler W. Baldwin

Tyler W. Baldwin 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).

  • Aircraft hub fairing with movable members
    Patent number: 10589841
    Abstract: In one aspect, a spinner fairing includes a base configured to be fixed relative to a hub system; a movable spinner assembly movable relative to the base; the movable spinner assembly comprising a first movable member and a second movable member. Each first and second movable member being selectively configurable between a closed position and a contracted position, in which the movable spinner assembly has a decreased shape and/or volume. In another embodiment, a spinner fairing can include at least one static member and a moveable member. In still another embodiment, a rotor head fairing assembly includes an upper housing and a lower housing coupled to a hub system; the upper housing including an upper movable member; the lower housing comprising a lower movable member. In yet another embodiment, a rotor head fairing includes at least one moveable upper housing and lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Jared M. Paulson, Tyler W. Baldwin
  • AIRCRAFT HUB FAIRING WITH MOVABLE MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20180334240
    Abstract: In one aspect, a spinner fairing includes a base configured to be fixed relative to a hub system; a movable spinner assembly movable relative to the base; the movable spinner assembly comprising a first movable member and a second movable member. Each first and second movable member being selectively configurable between a closed position and a contracted position, in which the movable spinner assembly has a decreased shape and/or volume. In another embodiment, a spinner fairing can include at least one static member and a moveable member. In still another embodiment, a rotor head fairing assembly includes an upper housing and a lower housing coupled to a hub system; the upper housing including an upper movable member; the lower housing comprising a lower movable member. In yet another embodiment, a rotor head fairing includes at least one moveable upper housing and lower housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Jared M. Paulson, Tyler W. Baldwin