Charles Eric Covington
44Patents
7h-index
67Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Jan 18, 2002 → Dec 14, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6616095B2 | Coupled aircraft rotor system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 33 | Expired |
| US8588996B2 | Aircraft occupant protection system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 12 | Active |
| US9260185B2 | System and method of harvesting power with a rotor hub damper | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 11 | Active |
| US9193450B2 | System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotation and maintenance of stabilized autorotation | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8909453B2 | System and method of measuring and monitoring torque in a rotorcraft drive system | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8825237B2 | System and method for economic usage of an aircraft | Physics | 7 | Active |
| US8918234B2 | Landing point indication system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 7 | Active |
| US10106255B2 | Rotary pylon conversion actuator for tiltrotor aircraft | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 7 | Active |
| US8226030B2 | Weight-on-gear sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 5 | Active |
| US10065734B2 | Systems and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotation and maintenance of stabilized autorotation | Physics | 5 | Active |
| US10287026B2 | Power demand anticipation systems for rotorcraft | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 4 | Active |
| US9156567B2 | System and method for economic usage of an aircraft | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US11117653B2 | System and method for tactile cueing through rotorcraft pilot controls using variable friction and force gradient | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9889929B2 | Jam-tolerant linear control motor for hydraulic actuator valve | Electricity | 3 | Active |
| US7637459B2 | Weight-on-gear sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US11174015B2 | Multimode clutch assemblies having engagement status sensors | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 3 | Active |
| US8662442B2 | Active prop rotor stability system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US9227738B2 | Automated diagnostic inspection of mechanical controls | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9783290B2 | Jam-tolerant rotary control motor for hydraulic actuator valve | Electricity | 2 | Active |
| US10641597B2 | Method and apparatus for a precision position sensor | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8774988B2 | Aircraft environmental sensors and system | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US7288933B2 | Position detecting system that self-monitors for connectivity faults | Physics | 2 | Expired |
| US11383829B2 | System and method for automation of rotorcraft entry into autorotation and maintenance of stabilized autorotation | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9090334B2 | Mechanical and magnetic control system for magnetorheological actuators | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US10890668B2 | System and method for determining a velocity of a rotorcraft | Physics | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.