Patents by Inventor Patrick John Moynihan

Patrick John Moynihan 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).

  • Pneumatic line isolation and heating for air data probes
    Patent number: 7597018
    Abstract: The invention provides a probe for an aircraft including a strut having an interior passage accommodating a plurality of pneumatic lines, a probe head extending from the strut and having at least one inlet opening communicating with the pneumatic lines, a baseplate situated below the strut for attaching the probe to the aircraft, and a manifold situated below the baseplate for communicating with the pneumatic lines, wherein the baseplate is adapted and configured so that the pneumatic lines communicating with the manifold are thermally isolated from the baseplate. The invention also provides a method of thermally isolating at least one pneumatic line in an aircraft probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Joseph Braun, Patrick John Moynihan, Timothy Thomas Golly, Alexander Nathan Reid
  • Pneumatic line isolation and heating for air data probes
    Publication number: 20080250884
    Abstract: The invention provides a probe for an aircraft including a strut having an interior passage accommodating a plurality of pneumatic lines, a probe head extending from the strut and having at least one inlet opening communicating with the pneumatic lines, a baseplate situated below the strut for attaching the probe to the aircraft, and a manifold situated below the baseplate for communicating with the pneumatic lines, wherein the baseplate is adapted and configured so that the pneumatic lines communicating with the manifold are thermally isolated from the baseplate. The invention also provides a method of thermally isolating at least one pneumatic line in an aircraft probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Scott Joseph Braun, Patrick John Moynihan, Timothy Thomas Golly, Alexander Nathan Reid