Patents by Inventor Michael Bunting

Michael Bunting 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).

  • Methods and systems for detecting degradation of actuator-position sensor
    Patent number: 12534221
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for determining a condition of an actuator-position sensor. The system comprises a first circuit electrically coupled with the actuator-position sensor to convert a voltage pattern generated by the actuator-position sensor to an output voltage. The system also comprises a comparator circuit electrically coupled with the first circuit and configured to determine if the output voltage of the first circuit exceeds a first threshold. The system further comprises an output device electrically coupled to the comparator circuit and configured to indicate a first output, associated with a first condition of the actuator-position sensor, when the output voltage of the first circuit exceeds the first threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael Bunting, Dean Nguyen
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING DEGRADATION OF ACTUATOR-POSITION SENSOR
    Publication number: 20250128827
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system for determining a condition of an actuator-position sensor. The system comprises a first circuit electrically coupled with the actuator-position sensor to convert a voltage pattern generated by the actuator-position sensor to an output voltage. The system also comprises a comparator circuit electrically coupled with the first circuit and configured to determine if the output voltage of the first circuit exceeds a first threshold. The system further comprises an output device electrically coupled to the comparator circuit and configured to indicate a first output, associated with a first condition of the actuator-position sensor, when the output voltage of the first circuit exceeds the first threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Michael Bunting, Dean Nguyen