Patents by Inventor Steven D. Flickinger

Steven D. Flickinger 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).

  • Avionic door lock system
    Patent number: 8398025
    Abstract: A security system adapted for use on an aircraft to prevent unauthorized access into a cockpit area of the aircraft via a cockpit door. The system includes a keypad accessible by individuals in a cabin area of the aircraft. A logic system is in communication with the keypad and also with a switch disposed inside the cockpit. Occupants of the cockpit, via the switch, have the ability to manually unlock the cockpit door, to deny the request for entry, or to do nothing, in which case the door will be automatically unlocked after the expiration of a predetermined time interval. A pressure sensor in communication with the controller allows the electronic door locking member to be automatically overridden, and the door immediately opened, in the event of a decompression condition occurring in the cockpit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mitchell J Piorkowski, Paul W Bandy, Darrell W Gaston, Jr., Binh C Truong, Dwight R Schaeffer, Shannon J Kupfer, Steven D Flickinger, Julie M Shinn, James J Johnson, Steven L Wehr, Mark E Smith
  • Systems and methods for lighting control in flight deck devices
    Patent number: 8022570
    Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating flight deck devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flight deck panel illumination system includes at least one illuminated panel having at least one illumination source, and a power supply coupled to the at least one illumination source and to an electrical energy source that is configured to selectively provide a suitable power conversion mode in response to an applied signal. A processor is coupled to the power supply to generate the applied signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven D. Flickinger, Ty A. Larsen, Steven D. Ellersick
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIGHTING CONTROL IN FLIGHT DECK DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090251069
    Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating flight deck devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flight deck panel illumination system includes at least one illuminated panel having at least one illumination source, and a power supply coupled to the at least one illumination source and to an electrical energy source that is configured to selectively provide a suitable power conversion mode in response to an applied signal. A processor is coupled to the power supply to generate the applied signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Steven D. Flickinger, Ty A. Larsen, Steven D. Ellersick
  • Systems and methods for lighting control in flight deck devices
    Patent number: 7541697
    Abstract: Systems and methods for illuminating flight deck devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a flight deck panel illumination system includes at least one illuminated panel having at least one illumination source, and a power supply coupled to the at least one illumination source and to an electrical energy source that is configured to selectively provide a suitable power conversion mode in response to an applied signal. A processor is coupled to the power supply to generate the applied signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Steven D. Flickinger, Ty A. Larsen, Steven D. Ellersick