Patents by Inventor Frederick C. McKinley

Frederick C. McKinley 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: 4158884
    Abstract: A portable test set provides field measurements of trim adjustable parameters for a gas turbine engine. Analog input signals from sensors disposed about the engine are filtered, to reduce electromagnetic interference, conditioned, amplified, converted to digital form and provided to a microprocessor. The microprocessor uses the digital input signals and stored data to calculate values for measured trim parameters and outputs the results to a digital readout for display. Circuitry is also provided to permit the operator of the test set to input known data to the engine and/or aircraft in order to verify performance of cockpit instrumentation. The test set also may be placed in an internal test mode for verification of its proper performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1979
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Frederick C. McKinley, Ivan R. Anderson