Patents by Inventor Robert T. Dirgo

Robert T. Dirgo 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 brake and tire condition diagnosis and prognosis
    Patent number: 10787156
    Abstract: A method of diagnosis and prognosis for various operative systems is provided so that maintenance can be efficiently and effectively scheduled and provided. The invention is applicable to a broad range of systems, but particularly to aircraft brake systems and tires. An aircraft brake may be modeled by attributing brake wear factor values to various parameters associated with the aircraft brake that impact wear. Over the course of time and during braking events, the brake wear factor values are summed and a running total of that sum is kept over the life of the brake. At a point in time when the sum of weighted factors exceeds a preset threshold, an indicia is generated that service is required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Meggitt Aircraft Braking System Corporation
    Inventors: Robert T. Dirgo, Ravi Rajamani, Kurt Burkhalter, Joshua H. Adams, Douglas D. Moseley, Kyle J. Hamblin
  • Aircraft Brake and Tire Condition Diagnosis and Prognosis
    Publication number: 20180290639
    Abstract: A method of diagnosis and prognosis for various operative systems is provided so that maintenance can be efficiently and effectively scheduled and provided. The invention is applicable to a broad range of systems, but particularly to aircraft brake systems and tires. An aircraft brake may be modeled by attributing brake wear factor values to various parameters associated with the aircraft brake that impact wear. Over the course of time and during braking events, the brake wear factor values are summed and a running total of that sum is kept over the life of the brake. At a point in time when the sum of weighted factors exceeds a preset threshold, an indicia is generated that service is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Robert T. Dirgo, Ravi Rajamani, Kurt Burkhalter, Joshua H. Adams, Douglas D. Moseley, Kyle J. Hamblin (Deceased)