Charles Eric Covington

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Colleyville, TX, US

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Supplemental engine transition control
- Patent number 12,077,308
- Issue date Sep 3, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Optimizing usage of supplemental engine power
- Patent number 12,054,245
- Issue date Aug 6, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Thomas Dewey Parsons
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for regulation of speed and position of a rotor i...
- Patent number 12,024,307
- Issue date Jul 2, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Brady Garrett Atkins
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Dual-concentric control valve with direct drive control and failed...
- Patent number 11,993,362
- Issue date May 28, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Brady Garrett Atkins
- F01 - MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL STEAM ENGINES
Information Patent Grant
System and method for calibrating torque measurements
- Patent number 11,975,828
- Issue date May 7, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Preload control system
- Patent number 11,973,454
- Issue date Apr 30, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Robert Reynolds
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Supplemental engine power control
- Patent number 11,873,081
- Issue date Jan 16, 2024
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Multimode clutch assemblies having engagement status sensors
- Patent number 11,708,155
- Issue date Jul 25, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Douglas Andrew Goodwin
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Collective control stick mounted throttle control assembly
- Patent number 11,623,736
- Issue date Apr 11, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Erik Oltheten
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Blade flap measurement process
- Patent number 11,604,059
- Issue date Mar 14, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for regulation of speed and position of a rotor i...
- Patent number 11,584,520
- Issue date Feb 21, 2023
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- James Sobel
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotat...
- Patent number 11,383,829
- Issue date Jul 12, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for a precision position sensor
- Patent number 11,215,439
- Issue date Jan 4, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- David Bryan Roberts
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Multimode clutch assemblies having engagement status sensors
- Patent number 11,174,015
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Douglas Andrew Goodwin
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for tactile cueing through rotorcraft pilot contr...
- Patent number 11,117,653
- Issue date Sep 14, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for determining a velocity of a rotorcraft
- Patent number 10,890,668
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Rotorcraft swashplate actuator control
- Patent number 10,745,123
- Issue date Aug 18, 2020
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Michael Trantham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Method and apparatus for a precision position sensor
- Patent number 10,641,597
- Issue date May 5, 2020
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- David Bryan Roberts
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Power demand anticipation systems for rotorcraft
- Patent number 10,287,026
- Issue date May 14, 2019
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
Compact linear hydraulic actuator
- Patent number 10,239,610
- Issue date Mar 26, 2019
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Carlos A. Fenny
- F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Rotary pylon conversion actuator for tiltrotor aircraft
- Patent number 10,106,255
- Issue date Oct 23, 2018
- Charles Eric Covington
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Systems and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorota...
- Patent number 10,065,734
- Issue date Sep 4, 2018
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Grant
Jam-tolerant linear control motor for hydraulic actuator valve
- Patent number 9,889,929
- Issue date Feb 13, 2018
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
Jam-tolerant rotary control motor for hydraulic actuator valve
- Patent number 9,783,290
- Issue date Oct 10, 2017
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- H02 - GENERATION CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
Information Patent Grant
Magnetorheological haptic trim actuator
- Patent number 9,656,746
- Issue date May 23, 2017
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Geoffrey C Latham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for developing fault diagnostics and failure prog...
- Patent number 9,354,036
- Issue date May 31, 2016
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Walter Riley
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
System and method of harvesting power with a rotor hub damper
- Patent number 9,260,185
- Issue date Feb 16, 2016
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
Automated diagnostic inspection of mechanical controls
- Patent number 9,227,738
- Issue date Jan 5, 2016
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- John R. Wittmaak
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotat...
- Patent number 9,193,450
- Issue date Nov 24, 2015
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Grant
System and method for economic usage of an aircraft
- Patent number 9,156,567
- Issue date Oct 13, 2015
- Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Supplemental Engine Power Control
- Publication number 20240336356
- Publication date Oct 10, 2024
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Charles Eric COVINGTON
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
OPTIMIZING USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE POWER
- Publication number 20240017823
- Publication date Jan 18, 2024
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Thomas Dewey PARSONS
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE TRANSITION CONTROL
- Publication number 20230331392
- Publication date Oct 19, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Charles Eric COVINGTON
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
PRELOAD CONTROL SYSTEM
- Publication number 20230179126
- Publication date Jun 8, 2023
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Robert Reynolds
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATION OF SPEED AND POSITION OF A ROTOR I...
- Publication number 20230117303
- Publication date Apr 20, 2023
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Brady Garrett Atkins
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
System and Method for Calibrating Torque Measurements
- Publication number 20230002040
- Publication date Jan 5, 2023
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE POWER CONTROL
- Publication number 20220396353
- Publication date Dec 15, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric COVINGTON
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHOD
- Publication number 20220333562
- Publication date Oct 20, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Thomas PARSONS
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM
- Publication number 20220333567
- Publication date Oct 20, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Thomas PARSONS
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
Pylon Tracking Systems for Tiltrotor Aircraft
- Publication number 20220267025
- Publication date Aug 25, 2022
- Textron Innovations Inc.
- Jacob Eugene Augustyn
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
- Publication number 20220219810
- Publication date Jul 14, 2022
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Clifton L. HARRELL
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Multimode Clutch Assemblies having Engagement Status Sensors
- Publication number 20220212783
- Publication date Jul 7, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Douglas Andrew Goodwin
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
DUAL-CONCENTRIC CONTROL VALVE WITH DIRECT DRIVE CONTROL AND FAILED...
- Publication number 20220041266
- Publication date Feb 10, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Brady Garrett Atkins
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
COLLECTIVE CONTROL STICK MOUNTED THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY
- Publication number 20220033064
- Publication date Feb 3, 2022
- TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
- Erik Oltheten
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
BLADE FLAP MEASUREMENT PROCESS
- Publication number 20210403147
- Publication date Dec 30, 2021
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric COVINGTON
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Multimode Clutch Assemblies having Engagement Status Sensors
- Publication number 20210070430
- Publication date Mar 11, 2021
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Douglas Andrew Goodwin
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROTOR STATES
- Publication number 20200292410
- Publication date Sep 17, 2020
- Bell Textron Inc.
- Charles Eric COVINGTON
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PRECISION POSITION SENSOR
- Publication number 20200232781
- Publication date Jul 23, 2020
- Bell Textron Inc.
- David Bryan Roberts
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
System and Method for Determining a Velocity of a Rotorcraft
- Publication number 20200003908
- Publication date Jan 2, 2020
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Rotorcraft Swashplate Actuator Control
- Publication number 20190300169
- Publication date Oct 3, 2019
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Michael Trantham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PRECISION POSITION SENSOR
- Publication number 20190257638
- Publication date Aug 22, 2019
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- David Bryan Roberts
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Dual-Concentric Control Valve with Direct Drive Control and Failed...
- Publication number 20190241251
- Publication date Aug 8, 2019
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Brady Garrett Atkins
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
System and Method for Tactile Cueing through Rotorcraft Pilot Contr...
- Publication number 20190161180
- Publication date May 30, 2019
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Charles Eric Covington
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATION OF ROTORCRAFT ENTRY INTO AUTOROTAT...
- Publication number 20180354611
- Publication date Dec 13, 2018
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Robert Earl Worsham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Power Demand Anticipation Systems for Rotorcraft
- Publication number 20180222597
- Publication date Aug 9, 2018
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Charles Eric Covington
- F02 - COMBUSTION ENGINES HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Information Patent Application
Jam-Tolerant Rotary Control Motor for Hydraulic Actuator Valve
- Publication number 20180029701
- Publication date Feb 1, 2018
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Aircraft Maintenance Feedback System
- Publication number 20160342920
- Publication date Nov 24, 2016
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Brian Tucker
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
Jam-Tolerant Rotary Control Motor for Hydraulic Actuator Valve
- Publication number 20160340034
- Publication date Nov 24, 2016
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Charles Eric Covington
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Compact Linear Hydraulic Actuator
- Publication number 20160264239
- Publication date Sep 15, 2016
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Carlos A. Fenny
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS
Information Patent Application
Magnetorheological Haptic Trim Actuator
- Publication number 20160221672
- Publication date Aug 4, 2016
- BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
- Geoffrey C. Latham
- B64 - AIRCRAFT AVIATION COSMONAUTICS

Charles Eric Covington

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Supplemental engine transition control

Optimizing usage of supplemental engine power

Method and system for regulation of speed and position of a rotor i...

Dual-concentric control valve with direct drive control and failed...

System and method for calibrating torque measurements

Preload control system

Supplemental engine power control

Multimode clutch assemblies having engagement status sensors

Collective control stick mounted throttle control assembly

Blade flap measurement process

Method and system for regulation of speed and position of a rotor i...

System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotat...

Method and apparatus for a precision position sensor

Multimode clutch assemblies having engagement status sensors

System and method for tactile cueing through rotorcraft pilot contr...

System and method for determining a velocity of a rotorcraft

Rotorcraft swashplate actuator control

Method and apparatus for a precision position sensor

Power demand anticipation systems for rotorcraft

Compact linear hydraulic actuator

Rotary pylon conversion actuator for tiltrotor aircraft

Systems and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorota...

Jam-tolerant linear control motor for hydraulic actuator valve

Jam-tolerant rotary control motor for hydraulic actuator valve

Magnetorheological haptic trim actuator

System and method for developing fault diagnostics and failure prog...

System and method of harvesting power with a rotor hub damper

Automated diagnostic inspection of mechanical controls

System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotat...

System and method for economic usage of an aircraft

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Supplemental Engine Power Control

OPTIMIZING USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE POWER

SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE TRANSITION CONTROL

PRELOAD CONTROL SYSTEM

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATION OF SPEED AND POSITION OF A ROTOR I...

System and Method for Calibrating Torque Measurements

SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE POWER CONTROL

VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHOD

VARIABLE ENGINE-INLET BYPASS CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM

Pylon Tracking Systems for Tiltrotor Aircraft

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS

Multimode Clutch Assemblies having Engagement Status Sensors

DUAL-CONCENTRIC CONTROL VALVE WITH DIRECT DRIVE CONTROL AND FAILED...

COLLECTIVE CONTROL STICK MOUNTED THROTTLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY

BLADE FLAP MEASUREMENT PROCESS

Multimode Clutch Assemblies having Engagement Status Sensors

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ROTOR STATES

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PRECISION POSITION SENSOR

System and Method for Determining a Velocity of a Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft Swashplate Actuator Control

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A PRECISION POSITION SENSOR

Dual-Concentric Control Valve with Direct Drive Control and Failed...

System and Method for Tactile Cueing through Rotorcraft Pilot Contr...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATION OF ROTORCRAFT ENTRY INTO AUTOROTAT...

Power Demand Anticipation Systems for Rotorcraft

Jam-Tolerant Rotary Control Motor for Hydraulic Actuator Valve

Aircraft Maintenance Feedback System

Jam-Tolerant Rotary Control Motor for Hydraulic Actuator Valve

Compact Linear Hydraulic Actuator

Magnetorheological Haptic Trim Actuator