Patents by Inventor Michael Keir

Michael Keir 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).

  • Redundant fly-by-wire systems with fault resiliency
    Patent number: 11273906
    Abstract: Aircraft fly-by-wire systems and related vehicle electrical systems are provided. A vehicle electrical system includes a bus arrangement having a plurality of buses, a first control module coupled to a first subset of the buses, a second control module coupled to a second subset of the buses, and a third control module coupled to a third subset of the buses. The first subset includes a first bus, a second bus, a third bus, and a fourth bus, the second subset includes the third bus, the fourth bus, a fifth bus, and a sixth bus, and the third subset includes the first bus, the second bus, the fifth bus and the sixth bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Michael Keir
  • REDUNDANT FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEMS WITH FAULT RESILIENCY
    Publication number: 20210171187
    Abstract: Aircraft fly-by-wire systems and related vehicle electrical systems are provided. A vehicle electrical system includes a bus arrangement having a plurality of buses, a first control module coupled to a first subset of the buses, a second control module coupled to a second subset of the buses, and a third control module coupled to a third subset of the buses. The first subset includes a first bus, a second bus, a third bus, and a fourth bus, the second subset includes the third bus, the fourth bus, a fifth bus, and a sixth bus, and the third subset includes the first bus, the second bus, the fifth bus and the sixth bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Michael Keir