Patents by Inventor Jeffrey K. Parkhurst

Jeffrey K. Parkhurst 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).

  • Active infrared prediction utilizing fiber optic network
    Patent number: 11498694
    Abstract: An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft. The aircraft includes a temperature sensor and a processor. The temperature sensor that obtains an optical signal indicative of a temperature at a selected location of an outer surface of the aircraft. The processor is configured to determine the temperature at the selected location from the optical signal, and operate the aircraft based on the temperature at the selected location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Jordan Alex Kaye, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Jeffrey K. Parkhurst
  • ACTIVE INFRARED PREDICTION UTILIZING FIBER OPTIC NETWORK
    Publication number: 20210053697
    Abstract: An aircraft and method of operating an aircraft. The aircraft includes a temperature sensor and a processor. The temperature sensor that obtains an optical signal indicative of a temperature at a selected location of an outer surface of the aircraft. The processor is configured to determine the temperature at the selected location from the optical signal, and operate the aircraft based on the temperature at the selected location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Jordan Alex Kaye, Alexander Quinn Weintraub, Jeffrey K. Parkhurst