Patents by Inventor Ian Thornton

Ian Thornton 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).

  • Publication number: 20230227151
    Abstract: A method for controlling an aircraft when taxiing comprising the steps of: measuring an angle of rotation of an active side stick about a first axis and a second axis; receiving an aircraft signal representative of an actual state of the aircraft; generating a control signal based on at least one of: the aircraft signal and the angle of rotation of the active side stick about a first axis and a second axis; transmitting the control signal to the aircraft, whereby the control signal causes an action affecting the actual state of the aircraft; determining a required state of the aircraft; generating a user feedback signal based on at least one difference between the actual state and the required state; and carrying out a user feedback action based on the user feedback signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jason GAUCI, Marlon GALEA, Alan MUSCAT, Ian THORNTON, David Zammit MANGION
  • Patent number: 4517209
    Abstract: A biscuit or cookie and method of manufacture of same includes forming a quantity of unbaked dough into a shaped, unbaked dough piece. A network of lines comprising grooves is impressed into the upper surface of the unbaked dough piece, either in conjunction with or subsequent to forming of the dough piece. A major portion of the lines in the network are non-terminated lines which continue across the surface of the dough piece and intersect either the edge of the dough piece or another line, and a minor portion of the lines are terminated lines which end short of either the edge or another line at least at one end thereof. The shaped dough piece with the network of impressed lines is baked under such conditions as to increase its diameter by from one-tenth to one-half and to form superficial fissures along at least some of the impressed lines and at least in some of the areas of the upper surface of the dough piece upon which lines were not previously impressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1985
    Assignee: Keebler Company
    Inventors: Ian Thornton, Kenneth W. DeWitt, Simon A. Robertson
  • Patent number: D280793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1982
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1985
    Assignee: Keebler Company
    Inventors: Ian Thornton, Kenneth DeWitt, Simon Robertson