Patents by Inventor Charles W. Gaither

Charles W. Gaither 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).

  • Method of monitoring a mount system for an aircraft engine
    Patent number: 4991431
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a mount system for an aircraft propulsion turbo-prop engine including the steps of dynamically measuring the fraction of output shaft torque being reacted by a selected one of the mount elements of the mount system and comparing the dynamically measured fraction with a predetermined fraction for the selected mount element corresponding to normal operation of the mount system. Variation between dynamic fraction and the predetermined fraction indicates a change of load distribution between the mount elements of the mount system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Charles W. Gaither