Patents by Inventor David M. McNally

David M. McNally 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).

  • AIRCRAFT OPERATION
    Publication number: 20240117771
    Abstract: A method of determining at least one fuel characteristic of a fuel provided to a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes making an operational change, the operational change being effected by a controllable component of a propulsion system of which the gas turbine engine forms a part, and being arranged to affect operation of the gas turbine engine, sensing a response to the operational change; and determining the at least one fuel characteristic based on the response to the operational change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Benjamin J KEELER, David M BEAVEN, Craig W BEMMENT, Paul W FERRA, Kevin R MCNALLY, Andrea MINELLI, Martin K YATES
  • System and method for determining the outcome of a wager for a gaming application
    Patent number: 6887151
    Abstract: A system for determining the outcome of a wager associated with a gaming application comprises a server, a memory remotely coupled to the server, and a processor coupled to the memory. The server hosts a gaming application for a plurality of users, and monitors a plurality of game events during the execution of the gaming application. The server further communicates event information associated with at least one of the plurality of game events. The memory stores a plurality of wager records. At least one wager record is associated with a wager between a first user and a second user and comprises a plurality of wager parameters. The processor receives the event information during the execution of the gaming application, and determines the outcome of the wager based at least in part upon the event information and the wager parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: GameAccount Limited
    Inventors: Fergus A. Leen, Sam B. Lawrence, David M. McNally, Clive Hetherington, David M. McDowell, Kevin R. O'Neal
  • System and method for determining the outcome of a wager for a gaming application
    Publication number: 20030050112
    Abstract: A system for determining the outcome of a wager associated with a gaming application comprises a server, a memory remotely coupled to the server, and a processor coupled to the memory. The server hosts a gaming application for a plurality of users, and monitors a plurality of game events during the execution of the gaming application. The server further communicates event information associated with at least one of the plurality of game events. The memory stores a plurality of wager records. At least one wager record is associated with a wager between a first user and a second user and comprises a plurality of wager parameters. The processor receives the event information during the execution of the gaming application, and determines the outcome of the wager based at least in part upon the event information and the wager parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Inventors: Fergus A. Leen, Sam B. Lawrence, David M. McNally, Clive Hetherington, David M. McDowell, Kevin R. O'Neal