Patents by Inventor Ian John Patrick James

Ian John Patrick James 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 fault monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 6845468
    Abstract: A fault monitoring system comprises a fault detection mechanism to determine the status of a parameter to be monitored. An integrator counts in one direction when a fault in the measurement system is detected and counts in an opposite direction in the absence of fault detection. A threshold detector generates a hard fault indication when the integrator count reaches a threshold value, and an integrator count monitor generates information indicative of the state of the integrator count when below the threshold value thereby providing an indication of the progression of the fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Lucas Industries Limited
    Inventor: Ian John Patrick James
  • Fault monitoring system
    Publication number: 20010042229
    Abstract: A fault monitoring system comprises a fault detection mechanism to determine the status of a parameter to be monitored. An integrator counts in one direction when a fault in the measurement system is detected and counts in an opposite direction in the absence of fault detection. A threshold detector generates a hard fault indication when the integrator count reaches a threshold value, and an integrator count monitor generates information indicative of the state of the integrator count when below the threshold value thereby providing an indication of the progression of the fault.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventor: Ian John Patrick James