Patents by Inventor Dariusz Chmiel

Dariusz Chmiel 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: 10280788
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the operation of a gas turbine engine supplying power to an aircraft. The engine is controlled according to a reading of an amount of power drawn from the supplied power. The reading is fed directly to a control system, which issues commands for controlling engine parameters comprising an acceleration reference signal, load shedding, variable geometry positioning, and fuel flow. The control system may further issue commands for controlling the amount of power drawn. The control system may further use the reading to monitor the engine's condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Bryan Chen, Dariusz Chmiel, Philippe Beauchesne-Martel, James Robert Jarvo
  • Publication number: 20160281529
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the operation of a gas turbine engine supplying power to an aircraft. The engine is controlled according to a reading of an amount of power drawn from the supplied power. The reading is fed directly to a control system, which issues commands for controlling engine parameters comprising an acceleration reference signal, load shedding, variable geometry positioning, and fuel flow. The control system may further issue commands for controlling the amount of power drawn. The control system may further use the reading to monitor the engine's condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Bryan CHEN, Dariusz CHMIEL, Philippe BEAUCHESNE-MARTEL, James Robert JARVO
  • Patent number: 9382010
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the operation of a gas turbine engine supplying power to an aircraft. The engine is controlled according to a reading of an amount of power drawn from the supplied power. The reading is fed directly to a control system, which issues commands for controlling engine parameters comprising an acceleration reference signal, load shedding, variable geometry positioning, and fuel flow. The control system may further issue commands for controlling the amount of power drawn. The control system may further use the reading to monitor the engine's condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Bryan Chen, Dariusz Chmiel, Philippe Beauchesne-Martel, James Robert Jarvo
  • Patent number: 9114885
    Abstract: Methods for controlling an aircraft turbofan engine during icing of a temperature probe and devices for carrying out such methods are described. The methods may comprise: using one or more signals representative of temperature received from a heated temperature probe to generate one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine; determining that an icing condition associated with the probe exists; and using data representing one or more substitute signals in place of signals representative of temperature received from the heated temperature probe to generate the one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Salvatore Calandra, Frederic Giroux, Mark Iacobacci, Martin Chabot, Simon Hartropp, Yusuf Syed, Dariusz Chmiel, Adrienne Bajaj
  • Publication number: 20140012481
    Abstract: Methods for controlling an aircraft turbofan engine during icing of a temperature probe and devices for carrying out such methods are described. The methods may comprise: using one or more signals representative of temperature received from a heated temperature probe to generate one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine; determining that an icing condition associated with the probe exists; and using data representing one or more substitute signals in place of signals representative of temperature received from the heated temperature probe to generate the one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Salvatore Calandra, Frederic Giroux, Mark Iacobacci, Martin Chabot, Simon Hartropp, Yusuf Syed, Dariusz Chmiel, Adrienne Bajaj
  • Patent number: 8560203
    Abstract: Methods for controlling an aircraft turbofan engine during icing of a temperature probe and devices for carrying out such methods are described. The methods may comprise: using one or more signals representative of temperature received from a heated temperature probe to generate one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine; determining that an icing condition associated with the probe exists; and using data representing one or more substitute signals in place of signals representative of temperature received from the heated temperature probe to generate the one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Salvatore Calandra, Frederic Giroux, Mark Iacobacci, Martin Chabot, Simon Hartropp, Yusuf Syed, Dariusz Chmiel, Adrienne Bajaj
  • Publication number: 20120029786
    Abstract: Methods for controlling an aircraft turbofan engine during icing of a temperature probe and devices for carrying out such methods are described. The methods may comprise: using one or more signals representative of temperature received from a heated temperature probe to generate one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine; determining that an icing condition associated with the probe exists; and using data representing one or more substitute signals in place of signals representative of temperature received from the heated temperature probe to generate the one or more control signals for use in controlling the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Salvatore Calandra, Frederic Giroux, Mark Iacobacci, Martin Chabot, Simon Hartropp, Yusuf Syed, Dariusz Chmiel, Adrienne Bajaj