Patents by Inventor Frank BEAVEN

Frank BEAVEN 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).

  • Patent number: 11926436
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fusing and analyzing multiple sources of data from a plurality of aircraft-related data sources for fault determination and other integrated vehicle health management (IVHM) diagnostics are provided. More particularly, one or more portions of data from a plurality of aircraft-related data sources for one or more aircraft are accessed. One or more alerts indicative of a data anomaly within the one or more portions of aircraft-related data sources can be detected, wherein a type of alert and originating data source associated with each alert as well as optional related confidence scores can be identified. One or more aircraft faults can be determined based at least in part on a correlation of identified types and data sources for detected alerts. An output indicative of the determined one or more aircraft faults can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Taleris Limited
    Inventors: Frank Beaven, Maria Louise Watson
  • Patent number: 11922738
    Abstract: Systems and methods to fuse aviation-related data systems for comprehensive aircraft system health monitoring are provided. One example method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, fault data indicative of a plurality of fault indications provided by a first plurality of components of an aircraft. The method includes obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, condition indicators describing the respective operational conditions of a second plurality of components of the aircraft. The method includes fusing, by the one or more computing devices, the fault data with the condition indicators to form a comprehensive data set. The method includes identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more causes of the plurality of fault conditions based at least in part on the comprehensive data set. One example system includes a data fuser, a cause identifier, and an alert generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Taleris Limited
    Inventors: Maria Louise Watson, Robert William Horabin, Christopher Catt, Frank Beaven, Olivier Paul Jacques Thuong, Thomas Antoine Raymond Bermudez, Aishwarya Coffey
  • Publication number: 20200269995
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fusing and analyzing multiple sources of data from a plurality of aircraft-related data sources for fault determination and other integrated vehicle health management (IVHM) diagnostics are provided. More particularly, one or more portions of data from a plurality of aircraft-related data sources for one or more aircraft are accessed. One or more alerts indicative of a data anomaly within the one or more portions of aircraft-related data sources can be detected, wherein a type of alert and originating data source associated with each alert as well as optional related confidence scores can be identified. One or more aircraft faults can be determined based at least in part on a correlation of identified types and data sources for detected alerts. An output indicative of the determined one or more aircraft faults can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Frank BEAVEN, Maria Louise WATSON
  • Patent number: 10228687
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a fault in an air-conditioning pack of an aircraft is disclosed, wherein the air-conditioning pack includes one or more sensors. The method includes transmitting data from at least one of the sensors operably coupled to the air-conditioning pack, comparing the transmitted data to a predetermined threshold, and diagnosing a fault in the air-conditioning pack based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Taleris Global LLP
    Inventors: Frank Beaven, Julia Ann Howard, Robert William Horabin
  • Publication number: 20190026963
    Abstract: Systems and methods to fuse aviation-related data systems for comprehensive aircraft system health monitoring are provided. One example method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, fault data indicative of a plurality of fault indications provided by a first plurality of components of an aircraft. The method includes obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, condition indicators describing the respective operational conditions of a second plurality of components of the aircraft. The method includes fusing, by the one or more computing devices, the fault data with the condition indicators to form a comprehensive data set. The method includes identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more causes of the plurality of fault conditions based at least in part on the comprehensive data set. One example system includes a data fuser, a cause identifier, and an alert generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Maria Louise Watson, Robert William Horabin, Christopher Catt, Frank Beaven, Olivier Paul Jacques Thuong, Thomas Antoine Raymond Bermudez, Aishwarya Coffey
  • Patent number: 9971969
    Abstract: A method of predicting a fault in an air-conditioning pack of an aircraft is disclosed. The air-conditioning pack includes one or more sensors outputting data related to air-conditioning pack temperature, air-conditioning pack pressure, or air-conditioning pack valve or actuator positions. The method includes transmitting data from at least one of the sensors operably coupled to the air-conditioning pack, comparing the transmitted data to a predetermined threshold, and predicting a fault in the air-conditioning pack based thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Taleris Global LLP
    Inventors: Robert William Horabin, Julia Ann Howard, Frank Beaven
  • Publication number: 20170084095
    Abstract: Methods of determining an overall performance of air-conditioning system(s) are disclosed. The methods include transmitting data from a sensor operably coupled to at least one air-conditioning pack, comparing the transmitted data, determining an overall performance of the air-conditioning system(s) based on the comparing, and providing an indication of the determined overall performance of the air-conditioning system(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Brian David LARDER, Robert William HORABIN, Christopher Joseph CATT, Daniel James HEATH, Johan Arnold SMIT, Frank BEAVEN, Mark John ROBBINS, Julia Ann HOWARD
  • Publication number: 20170061295
    Abstract: A method of predicting a fault in an air-conditioning pack of an aircraft is disclosed. The air-conditioning pack includes one or more sensors outputting data related to air-conditioning pack temperature, air-conditioning pack pressure, or air-conditioning pack valve or actuator positions. The method includes transmitting data from at least one of the sensors operably coupled to the air-conditioning pack, comparing the transmitted data to a predetermined threshold, and predicting a fault in the air-conditioning pack based thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Robert William HORABIN, Julia Ann HOWARD, Frank BEAVEN
  • Publication number: 20170060125
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a fault in an air-conditioning pack of an aircraft is disclosed, wherein the air-conditioning pack includes one or more sensors. The method includes transmitting data from at least one of the sensors operably coupled to the air-conditioning pack, comparing the transmitted data to a predetermined threshold, and diagnosing a fault in the air-conditioning pack based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Frank Beaven, Julia Ann Howard, Robert William Horabin
  • Publication number: 20170052836
    Abstract: A method of predicting a fault in a cabin temperature control system of an air-conditioning system of an aircraft is disclosed. The method includes transmitting data related to a temperature, pressure, valve position, or actuator position of the cabin temperature control system, comparing the transmitted data to a reference value, and predicting a fault in the cabin temperature control system based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Robert William HORABIN, Julia Ann HOWARD, Frank BEAVEN
  • Publication number: 20170052072
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a fault in a cabin temperature control system of an air-conditioning system of an aircraft includes transmitting multiple temperature sensor readings from temperature sensors operably coupled to the air-conditioning system, comparing the transmitted multiple temperature sensor readings to related reference values, and diagnosing a fault in the cabin temperature control system based on the comparing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Frank BEAVEN, Robert William HORABIN, Julia Ann HOWARD