Patents by Inventor David Joseph Steffler

David Joseph Steffler 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).

  • Antenna diagnostics for wireless communication unit for communicating engine data
    Patent number: 10712377
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example embodiment is directed to a method for performing diagnostics on an antenna in communication with a wireless communication unit located in a nacelle of an aerial vehicle engine. The method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a voltage from a diagnostic circuit for the antenna. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a change in a magnitude of the received voltage. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a condition of the antenna based on the change in the magnitude of the voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Hilbrand Harlan-Jacob Sybesma, Keith Richard Feenstra, Kevin Michael James Furlong-Petsch, David Joseph Steffler
  • ANTENNA DIAGNOSTICS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION UNIT FOR COMMUNICATING ENGINE DATA
    Publication number: 20180003755
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example embodiment is directed to a method for performing diagnostics on an antenna in communication with a wireless communication unit located in a nacelle of an aerial vehicle engine. The method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a voltage from a diagnostic circuit for the antenna. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a change in a magnitude of the received voltage. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, a condition of the antenna based on the change in the magnitude of the voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Hilbrand Harlan-Jacob Sybesma, Keith Richard Feenstra, Kevin Michael James Furlong-Petsch, David Joseph Steffler