Patents by Inventor Mary Beth Golding

Mary Beth Golding 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).

  • Method and system for variable flight data collection
    Patent number: 6628995
    Abstract: Aircraft flight data collection is enhanced by changing the data sampling rate as a function of an operational condition of the aircraft, such as its flight phase. An algorithm is used to determine the flight phase. Then, the data is collected at a first sampling rate when the flight phase is one of a first set of flight phases and collected at a second sampling rate when the flight phase is one of a second set of flight phases. The second sampling rate is greater than the first sampling rate to maximize the data storage capacity of the system. Generally, the higher sampling rate is used with transient flight phases such as takeoff and thrust reverse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shannon Lee Korson, Bruce Gunter Schings, Packey Pasquale Velleca, Mary Beth Golding