Patents by Inventor Sara E. Pacella

Sara E. Pacella 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).

  • Dual pump fuel system with pump sharing connection
    Patent number: 10502138
    Abstract: A fuel system for an aircraft includes a main pump, a servo pump, a servo minimum pressure valve, and a servo pump bypass connection element. The main pump receives fuel from a source. The servo pump also receives fuel from the source. The servo minimum pressure valve receives fuel from the main pump supplied through a first line and the valve receives fuel from the servo pump supplied through a second line. The servo pump bypass connection element connects the first line and the second line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Charles E. Reuter, Sara E. Pacella
  • DUAL PUMP FUEL SYSTEM WITH PUMP SHARING CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20170292451
    Abstract: A fuel system for an aircraft includes a main pump, a servo pump, a servo minimum pressure valve, and a servo pump bypass connection element. The main pump receives fuel from a source. The servo pump also receives fuel from the source. The servo minimum pressure valve receives fuel from the main pump supplied through a first line and the valve receives fuel from the servo pump supplied through a second line. The servo pump bypass connection element connects the first line and the second line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Charles E. Reuter, Sara E. Pacella