Patents by Inventor Nathan Patrick Schaefer

Nathan Patrick Schaefer 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).

  • Human machine interface (HMI) guided mechanical fuel system adjustment
    Patent number: 9719454
    Abstract: A display system for an engine includes a processor configured to receive a first measurement indication relating to a measurement of a fuel control valve position of the engine, wherein the fuel control valve position is configured to control an air/fuel ratio of the engine. The processor is further configured to compare the first measurement indication to a first preset fuel control valve range, generate a first completion indication based on when the measurement is within the first preset fuel control valve range, and display the first completion indication on a display of the display system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis John Spaulding, Nathan Patrick Schaefer, Robert Jarvis Selberg, Derek Christopher Sammons
  • HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) GUIDED MECHANICAL FUEL SYSTEM ADJUSTMENT
    Publication number: 20160131070
    Abstract: A display system for an engine includes a processor configured to receive a first measurement indication relating to a measurement of a fuel control valve position of the engine, wherein the fuel control valve position is configured to control an air/fuel ratio of the engine. The processor is further configured to compare the first measurement indication to a first preset fuel control valve range, generate a first completion indication based on when the measurement is within the first preset fuel control valve range, and display the first completion indication on a display of the display system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis John Spaulding, Nathan Patrick Schaefer, Robert Jarvis Selberg, Derek Christopher Sammons