Patents by Inventor David K. Toy

David K. Toy 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).

  • Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power
    Patent number: 8527180
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the electric motor to vary an output of the electric motor. The motor controller is changeable among a fixed number of preset controller modes, with individual controller modes corresponding to an operation mode of the aircraft and a non-zero output level of the electric motor. In further embodiments, motor controllers can be substituted for each other, e.g., in the event one motor controller becomes unoperational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. White, David K. Toy, J. Everett Groat
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL POWER
    Publication number: 20120161676
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the electric motor to vary an output of the electric motor. The motor controller is changeable among a fixed number of preset controller modes, with individual controller modes corresponding to an operation mode of the aircraft and a non-zero output level of the electric motor. In further embodiments, motor controllers can be substituted for each other, e.g., in the event one motor controller becomes unoperational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. White, David K. Toy, J. Everett Groat
  • Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power
    Patent number: 8155876
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the electric motor to vary an output of the electric motor. The motor controller is changeable among a fixed number of preset controller modes, with individual controller modes corresponding to an operation mode of the aircraft and a non-zero output level of the electric motor. In further embodiments, motor controllers can be substituted for each other, e.g., in the event one motor controller becomes unoperational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. White, David K. Toy, J. Everett Groat
  • Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power
    Publication number: 20090118874
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling aircraft electrical power are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes an electric motor, an aircraft load coupled to the electric motor and powered by the electric motor, and a motor controller coupled to the electric motor to vary an output of the electric motor. The motor controller is changeable among a fixed number of preset controller modes, with individual controller modes corresponding to an operation mode of the aircraft and a non-zero output level of the electric motor. In further embodiments, motor controllers can be substituted for each other, e.g., in the event one motor controller becomes unoperational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. White, David K. Toy, J. Everett Groat