Patents by Inventor James W. Hoodenpyle

James W. Hoodenpyle 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: 5003818
    Abstract: An aircraft brake tester includes pressure transducers to detect pressure levels in each of a plurality of hydraulic lines connected to each of a plurality of aircraft disc brake cylinders, respectively. Each aircraft disc brake includes a set of cylinders, each connected to one of a set of hydraulic lines. Each respective hydraulic line exerts a hydraulic pressure to a respective cylinder engaged with the hydraulic line potentially resulting in different cylinders on the same aircraft brake receiving different hydraulic pressures. The pressure transducers convert the detected pressure levels into analog signals and output the analog signals to a processor. The processor digitizes, references and calibrates the analog signals into actual pressure values and simultaneously displays the actual pressure values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: Howell Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Hoodenpyle, James P. Robinson, John W. Wright