Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Goheen

Kenneth E. Goheen 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: 5001644
    Abstract: A throttle split monitor (11) for monitoring a multiple engine aircraft having an automatic throttle (A/T) control system is disclosed. The throttle split monitor (11) comprises a throttle angle section (13), a tachometer section (15) and a throttle limit section (17). The throttle angle section receives signals containing information representative of the positions of the throttles of an aircraft. Based on the throttle position information, the throttle angle section determines the throttle split angle between the positions of the throttles associated with similarly placed engines on opposite sides of the aircraft and adjusts said throttle split angle to compensate for throttle position differences associated with engines producing equal levels of thrust. The throttle angle section produces an A/T disengage signal when said adjusted throttle split angle exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kenneth E. Goheen, Douglas O. Jackson