Patents by Inventor Mujtaba T. Saifuddin

Mujtaba T. Saifuddin 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).

  • Method of acceleration control during APU starting
    Patent number: 10094292
    Abstract: A method for controlling fuel flow to a gas turbine engine during starting includes monitoring acceleration of the gas turbine engine to determine actual acceleration value, and calculating a fuel flow rate for a setpoint acceleration using the actual acceleration value as a factor. The method further includes commanding the calculated fuel flow for the setpoint acceleration to the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Walter Ernest Ainslie, Andre M. Ajami, Mujtaba T. Saifuddin
  • METHOD OF ACCELERATION CONTROL DURING APU STARTING
    Publication number: 20130227959
    Abstract: A method for controlling fuel flow to a gas turbine engine during starting includes monitoring acceleration of the gas turbine engine to determine actual acceleration value, and calculating a fuel flow rate for a setpoint acceleration using the actual acceleration value as a factor. The method further includes commanding the calculated fuel flow for the setpoint acceleration to the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Walter Ernest Ainslie, Andre M. Ajami, Mujtaba T. Saifuddin