John J. Todd
Electrician at Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ

6397128, May 28, 2002

Dec 30, 1998

09/223592

John C. Todd - Glendale AZ

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

G11B 502

701 14, 701 35, 340964, 340971, 340945

A flight data recording system ( ) including a flight data recorder (FDR ( ) with an integrated flight data acquisition unit (FDAU) ( ). The FDR ( ) has first and second interface ports for communicating with one or more external aircraft instrumentation subsystems. The system includes an digital communication bus ( ) coupled to one of the interface ports and arranged to provide a communications pathway between the FDR ( ) and the external aircraft instrumentation subsystems. A portable maintenance access terminal ( ) is coupled to the system via a local area network bus ( ).

6446911, Sep 10, 2002

Jul 14, 2000

09/616295

Larry Yount - Scottsdale AZ
John Todd - Glendale AZ

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

G05D 100

244195, 244 78, 318564, 91363 A, 701 4

The present invention is a method that allows controllable devices attached to a vehicles surface (such as, for example, controllable actuators on an aircraft) to be controlled by a processor or like device in an active-active mode and when a malfunction is detected in one of the controllable devices, the processor will switch to control the controllable devices in an active-standby mode.

6443399, Sep 3, 2002

Jul 14, 2000

09/616196

Larry Yount - Scottsdale AZ
John Todd - Glendale AZ

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

B64C 1300

244196, 244221

In an aircraft using fly-by-wire technology, the flight control functions have been integrated into the integrated modular avionics (“IMA”). The new flight control module (“FCM”) resides on the same data bus as the other modules in the IMA and receives power from the same power supply. In addition, the FCM is also connected to a separate power supply to add redundancy to the system. Several benefits arise from this configuration of an FCM. There is no longer a separate chassis needed for the flight control functions, thus resulting in a reduction in weight. In addition, the FCM now has access to all of the data on the IMA bus, instead of a limited amount of data over an ARINC 629 bus. The FCM provides augmentation signals to the actuator control electronics (“ACE”) to aid in the flying of the aircraft. In the event of a failure of the FCM, the ACE still provides enough control to fly the airplane.

6366837, Apr 2, 2002

Jul 14, 2000

09/616934

Larry Yount - Scottsdale AZ
John Todd - Glendale AZ

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

G05D 100

701 4, 701 11, 244 75 R, 244196, 340967

A method augmenting a pilots command lane signal by transmitting the pilots input command to a first summer and the surface actuator control circuitry. The first summer output signal is transmitted to a second summer circuit to add (or subtract) the first summer output signal with a flight control signal resulting in a second summer output signal. The second summer output signal is transmitted to the first summer to add, subtract or otherwise modify the second summer output signal with the pilot command input signal. Thus, the pilot command input signal is augmented or coupled with the second summer output signal to provide better control of the aircraft while not allowing the flight control computer/avionics control electronic circuitry to directly augment the pilot command input signal.

6561463, May 13, 2003

Jul 14, 2000

09/616195

Larry Yount - Scottsdale AZ
John Todd - Glendale AZ

Honeywell International Inc. - Morristown NJ

B64C 1300

244196, 244221

A flight control module with integrated actuator spoiler control electronics, where the flight control functions have been integrated into the integrated modular avionics through the use of a flight control module (“FCM”), the FCM being configured to contain spoiler actuator control electronics (“ACE”). The spoiler ACE is used to control the roll functions of the spoiler. The spoiler ACE is configured to be separate from the FCM, even though it is located within the same modules and receives its power independent of the power supply for the FCM. In the event of a failure of the primary flight control surfaces of an airplane, the spoilers can be used to control the roll of the aircraft because the spoiler ACE is independent of the ACE used to control the primary flight control surfaces. The spoiler ACE can also be used in the event of a failure of the FCM because the spoiler ACE is independent of the FCM.