Patents by Inventor Rork Brown

Rork Brown 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).

  • Smart wireless engine sensor
    Patent number: 8601823
    Abstract: Sensors are mounted to an engine to detect engine conditions and send information to an engine controller or other engine component through a wireless connection. Ports are located on the engine controller. An antenna assembly is plugged into one of the ports and wirelessly receives the signal from the sensor. Another antenna assembly transmits a signal from the engine controller to an external component. A processor within the antenna assemblies monitors and adjusts the signals to correct for signal interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Rork Brown
  • SMART WIRELESS ENGINE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20110056214
    Abstract: Sensors are mounted to an engine to detect engine conditions and send information to an engine controller or other engine component through a wireless connection. Ports are located on the engine controller. An antenna assembly is plugged into one of the ports and wirelessly receives the signal from the sensor. Another antenna assembly transmits a signal from the engine controller to an external component. A processor within the antenna assemblies monitors and adjusts the signals to correct for signal interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Inventor: Rork Brown
  • Smart wireless engine sensor
    Patent number: 7854127
    Abstract: Sensors are mounted to an engine to detect engine conditions and send information to an engine controller or other engine component through a wireless connection. Ports are located on the engine controller. An antenna assembly is plugged into one of the ports and wirelessly receives the signal from the sensor. Another antenna assembly transmits a signal from the engine controller to an external component. A processor within the antenna assemblies monitors and adjusts the signals to correct for signal interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Rork Brown
  • Smart wireless engine sensor
    Publication number: 20080092520
    Abstract: Sensors are mounted to an engine to detect engine conditions and send information to an engine controller or other engine component through a wireless connection. Ports are located on the engine controller. An antenna assembly is plugged into one of the ports and wirelessly receives the signal from the sensor. Another antenna assembly transmits a signal from the engine controller to an external component. A processor within the antenna assemblies monitors and adjusts the signals to correct for signal interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventor: Rork Brown
  • Integrated part tracking system
    Publication number: 20070200704
    Abstract: An identification system includes a fractal antenna fashioned as a 2-dimensional data matrix which defines a Unique Item Identifier which operates as a conventional active antenna element for a RFID identification system while the unique face of the antenna is utilized as a physical reference to distinguish the component. By utilizing the face of an antenna as a Unique Item Identifier, an RFID system component antenna integrates two identification systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventor: Rork Brown
  • Remote integrated subsystems in an aircraft or the like
    Publication number: 20060168090
    Abstract: A remotely accessible communication system is integrated within a structure. The communication system includes a master microserver having a master microserver card and at least one subsystem microservers having a subsystem microserver card. The communication network connects the master microserver and the at least one subsystem microserver together and is operable for forming a massively parallel supercomputer. The subsystem microservers are operable for providing personal access to the internet, e-mail and electronic games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Loda, Rork Brown
  • Methods and systems for monitoring atmospheric conditions, predicting turbulent atmospheric conditions and optimizing flight paths of aircraft
    Publication number: 20060155432
    Abstract: A method for optimizing the flight path of an aircraft is performed by collecting atmospheric information data from one or more sensors mounted on an aircraft; processing the collected atmospheric information; predicting an atmospheric condition in a flight path of the aircraft based upon the collected atmospheric information; and modifying the flight path in anticipation of the atmospheric condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Rork Brown