US Patent Issued to CiES on June 9 for "Aircraft stability detection using fluid motion for flight-control feedback" (Oregon Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,585, issued on June 9, was assigned to CiES INC. (Bend, Ore.).

"Aircraft stability detection using fluid motion for flight-control feedback" was invented by Scott T. Philiben (Bend, Ore.), Charles R. Urban (Bend, Ore.) and Ryley G. Croghan (Redmond, Ore.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a stability-detecting angle of attack (AoA) system for aircraft, enhancing flight safety by monitoring and managing stability. The system includes an AoA sensor for measuring angle of attack, multiple liquid-level senders with sensors for local fluid levels and kinematics, and processors for compensating fluid motion and temperature. An avio...