Patents by Inventor James Gregory Jerrell

James Gregory Jerrell 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).

  • Distributed engine control system
    Patent number: 7886702
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing control of multiple engines amongst the engines in a power generation system that has a central controller, comprises the steps of: receiving aboard each engine from the central controller a control signal representative of a desired fuel flow; metering fuel at a fuel metering point aboard each engine; sensing at least one parameter aboard each engine proximate the fuel metering point that is representative of fuel flow; adjusting the fuel metering aboard each engine to cause the sensed parameter to correlate to the desired fuel flow; and transmitting a monitoring signal from each engine to the central controller that is representative of the adjusted fuel metering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Precision Engine Controls Corporation
    Inventors: James Gregory Jerrell, Paul D. Zafuta
  • Distributed Engine Control System
    Publication number: 20100332105
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing control of multiple engines amongst the engines in a power generation system that has a central controller, comprises the steps of: receiving aboard each engine from the central controller a control signal representative of a desired fuel flow; metering fuel at a fuel metering point aboard each engine; sensing at least one parameter aboard each engine proximate the fuel metering point that is representative of fuel flow; adjusting the fuel metering aboard each engine to cause the sensed parameter to correlate to the desired fuel flow; and transmitting a monitoring signal from each engine to the central controller that is representative of the adjusted fuel metering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: James Gregory Jerrell, Paul D. Zafuta