Patents by Inventor Byron Devlin

Byron Devlin 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).

  • Scale detection systems and methods for aircraft beverage makers
    Patent number: 12245722
    Abstract: A beverage maker may comprise a heating system, a temperature sensor operably coupled the heating system, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a series of measured temperature signals from the temperature sensor, calculate a change in temperature using the series of measured temperature signals, and calculate an efficiency of the heating system based on the change in temperature. The controller may further estimate a scale buildup based on the efficiency of the heating system, and store at least one of the estimated scale buildup or the efficiency of the heating system in a heating system performance database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Byron Devlin, Derek J. Taylor, Jeb Stewart
  • FROTH HEATERS
    Publication number: 20240306842
    Abstract: A froth heater can include an outer case defining an inner cavity, an inlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity, and an outlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity. The froth heater can include a heater core inserted into inner cavity and configured to form a flow path between an inner wall of the outer case and the heater core between the inlet and the outlet. The heater core can include a core cavity configured to receive a heater therein to heat the heater core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron Devlin, Anthony Serfling, Kirsten Frogley, Keith Debald
  • Froth heaters
    Patent number: 12016484
    Abstract: A froth heater can include an outer case defining an inner cavity, an inlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity, and an outlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity. The froth heater can include a heater core inserted into inner cavity and configured to form a flow path between an inner wall of the outer case and the heater core between the inlet and the outlet. The heater core can include a core cavity configured to receive a heater therein to heat the heater core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Byron Devlin, Anthony Serfling, Kirsten Frogley, Keith Debald
  • SCALE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT BEVERAGE MAKERS
    Publication number: 20230053386
    Abstract: A beverage maker may comprise a heating system, a temperature sensor operably coupled the heating system, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a series of measured temperature signals from the temperature sensor, calculate a change in temperature using the series of measured temperature signals, and calculate an efficiency of the heating system based on the change in temperature. The controller may further estimate a scale buildup based on the efficiency of the heating system, and store at least one of the estimated scale buildup or the efficiency of the heating system in a heating system performance database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
    Inventors: Byron Devlin, Derek J. Taylor, Jeb Stewart
  • FROTH HEATERS
    Publication number: 20220233017
    Abstract: A froth heater can include an outer case defining an inner cavity, an inlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity, and an outlet in fluid communication with the inner cavity. The froth heater can include a heater core inserted into inner cavity and configured to form a flow path between an inner wall of the outer case and the heater core between the inlet and the outlet. The heater core can include a core cavity configured to receive a heater therein to heat the heater core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Applicant: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Byron Devlin, Anthony Serfling, Kirsten Frogley, Keith Debald