Patents by Inventor Carl F. Vaske

Carl F. Vaske 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).

  • Adaptive voltage threshold for turbine engine
    Patent number: 11592455
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method for controlling a turbine engine that includes receiving a predetermined arming threshold signal, receiving a predetermined triggering threshold signal, receiving a periodic signal from a speed sensor, determining a frequency signal based on the periodic signal, the predetermined arming threshold signal, and the predetermined triggering threshold signal, determining a speed value based on the determined frequency signal, and controlling a speed of a turbine based on the determined speed value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl F. Vaske, Tena K. Britt, Bryan W. Guild, Brian Swope
  • Adaptive Voltage Threshold for Turbine Engine
    Publication number: 20210215061
    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method for controlling a turbine engine that includes receiving a predetermined arming threshold signal, receiving a predetermined triggering threshold signal, receiving a periodic signal from a speed sensor, determining a frequency signal based on the periodic signal, the predetermined arming threshold signal, and the predetermined triggering threshold signal, determining a speed value based on the determined frequency signal, and controlling a speed of a turbine based on the determined speed value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Woodward, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl F. Vaske, Tena K. Britt, Bryan W. Guild, Brian Swope