Patents by Inventor Steven Gallant

Steven Gallant 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).

  • Fault management system for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 6843060
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a “real time” Time Limited Dispatch (TLD) fault management system and method for evaluating the operational suitability of an engine's electronic control system. The TLD system disclosed herein uses a software algorithm to compute or predict the probability of mission success for a given upcoming mission length (e.g., two hours) and the time remaining to repair control system faults before dispatch is disallowed or the flight suspended, regardless of the probability of success.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2005
    Assignee: Goodrich Pump & Engine Control Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Gallant, Raymond D. Zagranski
  • Fault management system for gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20040088991
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a “real time” Time Limited Dispatch (TLD) fault management system and method for evaluating the operational suitability of an engine's electronic control system. The TLD system disclosed herein uses a software algorithm to compute or predict the probability of mission success for a given upcoming mission length (e.g., two hours) and the time remaining to repair control system faults before dispatch is disallowed or the flight suspended, regardless of the probability of success.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Gallant, Raymond D. Zagranski