Patents by Inventor Gary T. Johnson

Gary T. Johnson 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).

  • Method and apparatus for providing pneumatic energy to an ejector
    Patent number: 6796530
    Abstract: A stores ejection system for retaining stores on the underside of an aircraft and forcibly jettisoning the stores away from the aircraft is disclosed. The ejection system includes a plurality of ejector mechanisms for releasably holding and jettisoning the stores away from the aircraft, a plurality of storage devices for storing pressurized gas to actuate the ejector mechanisms, and a central control system for maintaining the pressure of the gas, and actuating the release of the gas. The central control system monitors the pressure of the storage devices and heats only those storage devices that have a pressure below the operating pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thaddeus Jakubowski, Jr., John K. Foster, Gary T. Johnson
  • Method and apparatus for providing pneumatic energy to an ejector
    Publication number: 20040094672
    Abstract: A stores ejection system for retaining stores on the underside of an aircraft and forcibly jettisoning the stores away from the aircraft is disclosed. The ejection system includes a plurality of ejector mechanisms for releasably holding and jettisoning the stores away from the aircraft, a plurality of storage devices for storing pressurized gas to actuate the ejector mechanisms, and a central control system for maintaining the pressure of the gas, and actuating the release of the gas. The central control system monitors the pressure of the storage devices and heats only those storage devices that have a pressure below the operatingpressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Thaddeus Jakubowski, John K. Foster, Gary T. Johnson
  • Backpack blower
    Patent number: 5813088
    Abstract: A backpack blower includes a control handle carried by a flexible arm which permits the control handle to be positioned at any location in a three dimensional position range. User comfort and controllability are enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1998
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Wagner, Kerry D. Roosmalen, Darren K. Riley, Michael S. Despain, Gary T. Johnson