Patents by Inventor Heath Alan Conn

Heath Alan Conn 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).

  • Dual valve apparatus for aircraft engine ice protection and related methods
    Patent number: 7959109
    Abstract: A thermal anti-ice system in an aircraft. A controlled valve receives air from a compressor bleed port of an engine of the aircraft. A self-regulating valve is fluidly connected between the controlled valve and an inlet of the engine. A first pressure sensor senses pressure between the valves. A second pressure sensor senses pressure between the self-regulating valve and the inlet. The system can be used to de-ice aircraft inlet lip skins made of composite materials that have comparatively lower design temperatures than other comparable materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Olubusola Anthony Dasilva, Heath Alan Conn, Erik Marc Langhofer, Hosam El Din El-Gabalawy, Joseph M. DiRusso
  • DUAL VALVE APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE ICE PROTECTION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20100001138
    Abstract: A thermal anti-ice system in an aircraft. A controlled valve receives air from a compressor bleed port of an engine of the aircraft. A self-regulating valve is fluidly connected between the controlled valve and an inlet of the engine. A first pressure sensor senses pressure between the valves. A second pressure sensor senses pressure between the self-regulating valve and the inlet. The system can be used to de-ice aircraft inlet lip skins made of composite materials that have comparatively lower design temperatures than other comparable materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Olubusola Anthony Dasilva, Heath Alan Conn, Erik Marc Langhofer, Hosam El Din El-Gabalawy, Joseph M. DiRusso