Patent US3322939A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
← Back to Patent Explorer
US3322939A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flight aid system for indicating failure of the stabilizing system

Assignee: Ferranti International PLC
•
Filing: 1963-04-08
•
Granted: 1967-05-30
•
Expires: 1983-04-08
📄 Original PDF 🌐 Google Patents 🔄 Sync Now

Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Curties Maurice Cecil
  • 👤 John Oliver Beauchamp St

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:30
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64C; B64C27/00; B64C27/82; B64C13/00; B64C13/24; G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/08; G05D1/0808; G05D1/0816; G05D1/0833

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
A FLIGHT AID SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A MEMBER TO BE CONTROLLED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS IN FLIGHT INCLUDING A LIMITED AUTHORITY AUTOSTABILIZER, AN AUTOSTABILIZER, COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID AUTOSTABILIZER, AN OUTPUT CONTROL MEMBER OPERTIVELY CONNECTED TO THE MEMBER TO BE CONTROLLED AND ACTUATED BY SAID AUTOSTABILIZER, A FLIGHT DIRECTOR DISPLAY, A FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING SAID FLIGHT DIRECTOR DISPLAY, SAID FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER BEING DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE STABILIZING CONTROL EQUATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF SAID AUTOSTABILIZER
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 82 words
A FLIGHT AID SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A MEMBER TO BE CONTROLLED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT IS IN FLIGHT INCLUDING A LIMITED AUTHORITY AUTOSTABILIZER, AN AUTOSTABILIZER, COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID AUTOSTABILIZER, AN OUTPUT CONTROL MEMBER OPERTIVELY CONNECTED TO THE MEMBER TO BE CONTROLLED AND ACTUATED BY SAID AUTOSTABILIZER, A FLIGHT DIRECTOR DISPLAY, A FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER FOR CONTROLLING SAID FLIGHT DIRECTOR DISPLAY, SAID FLIGHT DIRECTOR COMPUTER BEING DESIGNED TO INCORPORATE STABILIZING CONTROL EQUATIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF SAID AUTOSTABILIZER

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US2548278A Cited
US2751541A Cited
US2869804A Cited
GB815137A Cited
US2996268A Cited
US3221230A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-05-29 1970-11-28 1971-05-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-05-29 1974-11-28 1975-05-30 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-05-29 1978-11-28 1979-05-30 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

Assigned Categories & Tags

No categories assigned to this patent yet.

Assign Category Tag