Patents by Inventor William D. Broadley

William D. Broadley 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).

  • Patent number: 4768737
    Abstract: An anti-torque system for use in a helicopter has an aft mounted horizontal fan submerged within a fuselage mounted, upward facing plenum. The fan operates off the mainpower source. The plenum has two controllable exit ports for counter torque control, fuselage pitch control and yaw control. The controllable exit ports are located along the longitudinal direction of the fuselage and each are substantially opposite each other. One port has a sufficiently sized area to effectively offset the torque of the main rotor while the other port has a sufficiently sized area to effectively provide autorotative yaw control. Both ports can be used simultaneous or singly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: PBSystems, Inc.
    Inventor: William D. Broadley