Patents by Inventor William T. McMannis

William T. McMannis 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).

  • Patent number: 4135246
    Abstract: An integrated history recorder for a gas turbine engine includes a number of integrally controlled displays which together provide a comprehensive record of accumulated engine life. The recorder is adapted to interface with an engine contained transducer assembly.Displays indicative of the following parameters are provided: the number of engine starts, engine running time, the number of engine turbine over-temperature occurrences, turbine time-temperature index, and a manually resettable flag which sets on occurrence of a turbine over-temperature event. These integrally controlled displays provide a comprehensive indication of the cumulative duty performed by the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1979
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: William T. McMannis