Patents by Inventor Michael Clay Scholten

Michael Clay Scholten 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).

  • Publication number: 20180004197
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for monitoring performance. The method includes receiving, by one or more computing devices, a measurement from a sensor. The method includes assigning, by the one or more computing devices, a time to the measurement. The method includes storing, by the one or more computing devices, the received measurement and the assigned time to a file. The method includes transmitting, by the one or more computing devices, the file to a remove computing device associated with a ground system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Keith Richard Feenstra, Michael Clay Scholten, Hilbrand Harlan-Jacob Sybesma, Michael James Dusseau
  • Publication number: 20180007623
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit includes one or more memory devices. The wireless communication unit includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to access data indicative of one or more transmission parameters, each of the one or more transmission parameters being associated with an aerial vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to select one wireless network of a plurality of wireless networks based on the accessed data. The one or more processors are configured to connect with the selected wireless network. The one or more processors are configured to transmit engine data from the wireless communication unit to a ground system via the selected wireless network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Kyeongtae Kent Lee, Michael Clay Scholten, Richard Joseph Schliem, Kevin Michael James Furlong-Petsch
  • Publication number: 20180004691
    Abstract: Systems and methods for recording and communicating engine data are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for communicating engine data. The method includes receiving data. The method includes separating the data into categories. For one or more categories, the method includes creating a file including the separated data. For one or more categories, the method includes naming the file, at least in part, based on the category and based on a file naming convention. The method includes prioritizing the created files. The method includes transmitting an identification file comprising identification information for a wireless communication unit and the file naming convention. The method includes transmitting the created files based on the priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Clay Scholten, Richard John Reiffer, JR., Lambros Lambrou, Robert Alan Meneghini, JR.
  • Publication number: 20180004536
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a wireless communication unit configured to be located in a nacelle associated with an engine of an aerial vehicle. The wireless communication unit includes a random access memory. The wireless communication unit includes one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to perform a first data validity check on a first location for a primary index. The one or more processors are configured to perform a second data validity check on a second location for a secondary index. When the first data validity check fails and the second data validity check fails, the one or more processors are configured to reboot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Clay Scholten, Richard John Reiffer, JR., Joshua Levi Green, Christopher Earle Mizell