Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Parkin

Patrick D. Parkin 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).

  • Aircraft altitude warning and oxygen presentation
    Patent number: 10953991
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage having a cabin. The aircraft also includes a cabin pressure sensor configured to detect cabin pressure level of the cabin. The aircraft further includes a controller configured to determine a pressure threshold as a function of a pressure altitude of a destination airport of the aircraft. The controller is also configured to activate a flight safety system based on the cabin pressure level satisfying the pressure threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Patrick D. Parkin
  • AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE WARNING AND OXYGEN PRESENTATION
    Publication number: 20190106218
    Abstract: An aircraft includes a fuselage having a cabin. The aircraft also includes a cabin pressure sensor configured to detect cabin pressure level of the cabin. The aircraft further includes a controller configured to determine a pressure threshold as a function of a pressure altitude of a destination airport of the aircraft. The controller is also configured to activate a flight safety system based on the cabin pressure level satisfying the pressure threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventor: Patrick D. Parkin