Patents by Inventor Darrell Wayne Horner

Darrell Wayne Horner 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).

  • Variable set point all-electric pressure relief valve and control, independent from the automatic cabin pressure control system
    Patent number: 8500526
    Abstract: A system for maintaining a desired cabin pressure in an aircraft includes a cabin-pressure control sub-system; a pressure relief valve for operation in event of failure or malfunction of the subsystem; a pressure relief valve actuator for operating the pressure relief valve; and a pressure relief valve control (PRVC) for producing commands for operation of the pressure relief valve actuator responsively to a first set of signal indicative of aircraft altitude and to presence of cabin-to-ambient pressure differential (?P) that varies from a desired ?P by a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc
    Inventor: Darrell Wayne Horner
  • VARIABLE SET POINT ALL-ELECTRIC PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE AND CONTROL, INDEPENDENT FROM THE AUTOMATIC CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100203819
    Abstract: A system for maintaining a desired cabin pressure in an aircraft includes a cabin-pressure control sub-system; a pressure relief valve for operation in event of failure or malfunction of the subsystem; a pressure relief valve actuator for operating the pressure relief valve; and a pressure relief valve control (PRVC) for producing commands for operation of the pressure relief valve actuator responsively to a first set of signal indicative of aircraft altitude and to presence of cabin-to-ambient pressure differential (?P) that varies from a desired ?P by a predetermined amount
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Inventor: Darrell Wayne Horner