Patents by Inventor Michael J. O'Hara

Michael J. O'Hara 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: 20120075121
    Abstract: An airport incursion notification system includes a fiber optic configured as an interferometric sensor to detect noise and buried adjacent at least at select runways and taxiways of an airport. At least one interrogator unit is for determining the location of and classifying noises detected by the fiber optic. Indicators are present at least at select runway and taxiway intersections. A controller subsystem is responsive to the interrogator unit and is configured to activate one or more indicators if an incursion condition exists. Imaging and/or radar subsystems can also be employed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Michael J. O'Hara, Michael Willis
  • Patent number: 7481237
    Abstract: The gas monitoring system may include a gas line, an oxygen sensor, a filter, a pump, a indicator, and a controller. The gas line is configured to convey gas from a space configured to receive inert gas to a location remote from the space. The oxygen sensor is fluidly coupled to the gas line at the location. The oxygen sensor is configured to determine a partial pressure of oxygen present in the gas. The filter is fluidly coupled to the gas line between the space and the location. The filter is configured to remove combustible contaminants from the gas before it reaches the oxygen sensor. The controller is electrically coupled to the oxygen sensor and to the indicator. The controller is configured to activate the indicator when the partial pressure of oxygen exceeds a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: Philip E. Jones, Michael J. O'Hara, Brian P. Greenawalt
  • Patent number: 7013905
    Abstract: The gas monitoring system may include a gas line, an oxygen sensor, a filter, a pump, a indicator, and a controller. The gas line is configured to convey gas from a space configured to receive inert gas to a location remote from the space. The oxygen sensor is fluidly coupled to the gas line at the location. The oxygen sensor is configured to determine a partial pressure of oxygen present in the gas. The filter is fluidly coupled to the gas line between the space and the location. The filter is configured to remove combustible contaminants from the gas before it reaches the oxygen sensor. The controller is electrically coupled to the oxygen sensor and to the indicator. The controller is configured to activate the indicator when the partial pressure of oxygen exceeds a predetermined level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Shaw Aero Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip E. Jones, Michael J. O'Hara, Brian P. Greenawalt