Patents by Inventor David A. Salminen

David A. Salminen 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).

  • Gas turbine engine fuel system prognostic algorithm
    Patent number: 10711698
    Abstract: A system and method of calculating a fuel pump life expectancy in a fuel burning engine is provided. The method includes tracking a fuel pump speed of the fuel burning engine, tracking a position value of at least one fuel actuated actuator in the fuel burning engine, and calculating a fuel pump life expectancy value based on the fuel pump speed and the position value of the at least one fuel actuated actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Floyd Richard Emmons, David A. Salminen
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM PROGNOSTIC ALGORITHM
    Publication number: 20190234309
    Abstract: A system and method of calculating a fuel pump life expectancy in a fuel burning engine is provided. The method includes tracking a fuel pump speed of the fuel burning engine, tracking a position value of at least one fuel actuated actuator in the fuel burning engine, and calculating a fuel pump life expectancy value based on the fuel pump speed and the position value of the at least one fuel actuated actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Floyd Richard Emmons, David A. Salminen
  • Gas turbine engine fuel system prognostic algorithm
    Patent number: 10287986
    Abstract: A system and method of calculating a fuel pump life expectancy in a fuel burning engine is provided. The method includes tracking a fuel pump speed of the fuel burning engine, tracking a position value of at least one fuel actuated actuator in the fuel burning engine, and calculating a fuel pump life expectancy value based on the fuel pump speed and the position value of the at least one fuel actuated actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Floyd Richard Emmons, David A. Salminen
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM PROGNOSTIC ALGORITHM
    Publication number: 20180030898
    Abstract: A system and method of calculating a fuel pump life expectancy in a fuel burning engine is provided. The method includes tracking a fuel pump speed of the fuel burning engine, tracking a position value of at least one fuel actuated actuator in the fuel burning engine, and calculating a fuel pump life expectancy value based on the fuel pump speed and the position value of the at least one fuel actuated actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Floyd Richard Emmons, David A. Salminen