Patents by Inventor Phillip Vessa

Phillip Vessa 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: 20160090915
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine inlet door control system includes an actuator, an engine controller and a door controller. The actuator opens and closes an inlet door of a gas turbine engine. The engine controller determines an intermediate door position based upon one or more engine start factors. The door controller operates the actuator to open the inlet door to the intermediate door position based on the one or more engine start factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eric L. Wolff, Brent L. Sherill, Andre M. Ajami, Kenneth W. Winston, Victor Pascu, Phillip Vessa, Nelson DaCunha