Patents by Inventor Charles B. Beuning

Charles B. Beuning 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).

  • System and method for controlling an environment in an aircraft using a vortex cooler
    Patent number: 8099966
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system for an aircraft which utilizes high pressure bleed air. The bleed air is pressure controlled and introduced into a vortex cooler which can be operated in two modes using a valve. In a first mode, the bleed air is divided into cold and hot streams. The cold stream is directed into the cabin for cooling purposes. The hot stream is released from the aircraft in a manner that it pulls ambient air across a heat exchanger. In a second mode, the bleed air is not divided, but passes through the vortex cooler as a common stream. The second mode is more commonly used in colder ambient air conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Mossberg, Charles B. Beuning
  • System and method for controlling an environment in an aircraft using a vortex cooler
    Publication number: 20080271465
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning system for an aircraft which utilizes high pressure bleed air. The bleed air is pressure controlled and introduced into a vortex cooler which can be operated in two modes using a valve. In a first mode, the bleed air is divided into cold and hot streams. The cold stream is directed into the cabin for cooling purposes. The hot stream is released from the aircraft in a manner that it pulls ambient air across a heat exchanger. In a second mode, the bleed air is not divided, but passes through the vortex cooler as a common stream. The second mode is more commonly used in colder ambient air conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Robert E. Mossberg, Charles B. Beuning