Patents by Inventor Steven Allan Toothman

Steven Allan Toothman 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).

  • Power distribution system for an aircraft
    Patent number: 9660446
    Abstract: An aircraft power distribution system includes a first DC power distribution bus, a second DC power distribution bus, and a DC power source coupled with at least one of the first or second DC power distribution buses, wherein the DC power distribution buses are electrically coupled by a plurality of electrical couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Steven Allan Toothman, Arthur Vorwerk Radun
  • POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160280394
    Abstract: An aircraft power distribution system (22) includes at least one DC power source, a first DC power distribution bus and a second DC power distribution bus (36), a tie bus (33) coupling the at least one DC power source, first DC power distribution bus, and second DC distribution bus, wherein the first or second DC power distribution buses are selectively coupled and decoupled to the tie bus by means of a solid-state poer controller (SSPC) (46, 48, 62, 64, 66).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Arthur Vorwerk RADUN, Steven Allan TOOTHMAN
  • POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150097422
    Abstract: An aircraft power distribution system includes a first DC power distribution bus, a second DC power distribution bus, and a DC power source coupled with at least one of the first or second DC power distribution buses, wherein the DC power distribution buses are electrically coupled by a plurality of electrical couplings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Steven Allan Toothman, Arthur Vorwerk Radun