Patents by Inventor Mark R. McConoughey

Mark R. McConoughey 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).

  • Parking brake control for an aircraft having an electric brake system
    Patent number: 9108602
    Abstract: A system and procedures for setting a parking brake for an aircraft having an electric brake system are disclosed. Electric activation of a parking brake as described herein mimics the sequence of events that is performed to engage the parking brake of legacy hydraulic brake systems. The electric activation process obtains brake pedal deflection data and parking brake lever status data, and determines whether to set the parking brake mechanism based upon the received data. Once the electric brake actuators are set, the electric brake system engages a friction brake to hold the brake actuators in place without having to physically lock or latch the brake pedals in a depressed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: T. Todd Griffith, Neil T. Rapues, Tanong Nalamliang, Mark R. McConoughey
  • PARKING BRAKE CONTROL FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING AN ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080133073
    Abstract: A system and procedures for setting a parking brake for an aircraft having an electric brake system are disclosed. Electric activation of a parking brake as described herein mimics the sequence of events that is performed to engage the parking brake of legacy hydraulic brake systems. The electric activation process obtains brake pedal deflection data and parking brake lever status data, and determines whether to set the parking brake mechanism based upon the received data. Once the electric brake actuators are set, the electric brake system engages a friction brake to hold the brake actuators in place without having to physically lock or latch the brake pedals in a depressed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: T. Todd Griffith, Neil T. Rapues, Tanong Nalamliang, Mark R. McConoughey