Patents by Inventor Daniel Knope

Daniel Knope 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).

  • Patent number: 11619956
    Abstract: A trim head drive is provided. The trim head drive includes a nonlinear power supply. The nonlinear power supply includes an output and a return connected to a trim coil of a generator. An output of the nonlinear power supply directly drives a trim coil to control an output frequency of the generator. The nonlinear power supply varies the output positively and negatively to either sink or source a trim head current to control an output frequency of the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Knope, Adrian E. Vandergrift, Francisco X. Romo
  • Publication number: 20210286388
    Abstract: A trim head drive is provided. The trim head drive includes a nonlinear power supply. The nonlinear power supply includes an output and a return connected to a trim coil of a generator. An output of the nonlinear power supply directly drives a trim coil to control an output frequency of the generator. The nonlinear power supply varies the output positively and negatively to either sink or source a trim head current to control an output frequency of the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Knope, Adrian E. Vandergrift, Francisco X. Romo
  • Patent number: 10981667
    Abstract: A generator control unit includes a plurality of permanent magnet generator (PMG) inputs, a transformer including a multi-configuration input winding and at least one output winding. Each PMG input in the plurality of PMG inputs is connected to the multi-configuration input winding at a corresponding input winding input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Knope, Christopher Derek Thornton, Richard T. Wetzel, Christopher Gillette, Benjamin Fisher, Timothy Arn Goodrich, Adrian E. Vandergrift, Dana A. Sievert
  • Publication number: 20190352017
    Abstract: A generator control unit includes a plurality of permanent magnet generator (PMG) inputs, a transformer including a multi-configuration input winding and at least one output winding. Each PMG input in the plurality of PMG inputs is connected to the multi-configuration input winding at a corresponding input winding input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Knope, Christopher Derek Thornton, Richard T. Wetzel, Christopher Gillette, Benjamin Fisher, Timothy Arn Goodrich, Adrian E. Vandergrift, Dana A. Sievert
  • Patent number: 10056840
    Abstract: A regenerative direct current (DC) load includes an input circuit, an output circuit, a low pass filter circuit, and a current regulating circuit. The input circuit is configured to receive electrical power. The output circuit is configured to provide electrical power. The low pass filter circuit is electrically coupled to the output in series. The current regulating circuit is configured to regulate a current of the electrical power. The current regulating circuit is electrically coupled to the input. The current regulating circuit includes a first switch, and a first control circuit. The first switch is electrically coupled between the input circuit and ground. The first control circuit is configured to sense the current and adjust a cycle duration and/or duty cycle of the first switch based upon the sensed current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Hanson, Daniel Knope
  • Patent number: 9928143
    Abstract: A system and method to manage a single event latched (SEL) condition, the method including operations to monitor, for a predetermined condition associated with single event latched (SEL) states, a reset signal output from a watchdog device to a microprocessor, wherein the reset signal is responsive to a malfunction condition associated with the microprocessor. The method further includes operations to control provision of power to the microprocessor in response to detection of the predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Dickey, Michael J. Hanson, Daniel Knope, Matt Earing
  • Publication number: 20170308441
    Abstract: A system and method to manage a single event latched (SEL) condition, the method including operations to monitor, for a predetermined condition associated with single event latched (SEL) states, a reset signal output from a watchdog device to a microprocessor, wherein the reset signal is responsive to a malfunction condition associated with the microprocessor. The method further includes operations to control provision of power to the microprocessor in response to detection of the predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: John A. Dickey, Michael J. Hanson, Daniel Knope, Matt Earing