Patents by Inventor Rod Millar

Rod Millar 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).

  • System and method for improved cooling efficiency of an aircraft during both ground and flight operation
    Patent number: 8973393
    Abstract: An aircraft system for improved cooling efficiency comprises at least one air conditioning pack, coupled to an aircraft, having at least one air compression device powered by at least one power source and having an air compression device inlet. The system further comprises at least one air flow path for redirecting a first portion of a first volume of aircraft interior outflow air from an aircraft interior to the air compression device inlet. The air flow path includes a shutoff valve to enable the air flow path during ground operation of the aircraft and to disable the air flow path for flight operation of the aircraft. The air compression inlet mixes the first volume of aircraft interior outflow air with a second volume of aircraft exterior inflow air to form an air mixture. The air conditioning pack conditions and circulates the air mixture into the aircraft interior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Warren A. Atkey, Steve G. Mackin, Rod Millar
  • AIRCRAFT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED COOLING EFFICIENCY
    Publication number: 20110107777
    Abstract: An aircraft system for improved cooling efficiency comprises at least one air conditioning pack, coupled to an aircraft, having at least one air compression device powered by at least one power source and having an air compression device inlet. The system further comprises at least one air flow path for redirecting a first portion of a first volume of aircraft interior outflow air from an aircraft interior to the air compression device inlet. The air flow path includes a shutoff valve to enable the air flow path during ground operation of the aircraft and to disable the air flow path for flight operation of the aircraft. The air compression inlet mixes the first volume of aircraft interior outflow air with a second volume of aircraft exterior inflow air to form an air mixture. The air conditioning pack conditions and circulates the air mixture into the aircraft interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Warren A. Atkey, Steve G. Mackin, Rod Millar