Patents by Inventor William W. Flint, III

William W. Flint, III 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).

  • Apparatus and method for determining airspeed and direction
    Patent number: 4893261
    Abstract: Aircraft speed and direction are determined by sampling the sinusoid-like pressure variations at the end of a rotor and performing a Fourier analysis on the pressure samples. Fourier quadrature component signals are used to determine aircraft direction and are also used to determine, along with a steady state component, the aircraft's total velocity. A discrete Fourier analysis may be performed on the pressure samples using a plurality of subrevolution pressure samples averaged over each subrevolution interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 9, 1990
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William W. Flint, III, Richard C. Filipkowski