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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2019
Applicant:

Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Paul W. Futa, Jr., North Liberty, IN (US);

Hannah Amor, South Bend, IN (US);

Gary A. Valencourt, Niles, MI (US);

Christopher Douglas Eick, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Donald Striker, Chandler, AZ (US);

Kevin Baker, Tempe, AZ (US);

Jonathan Seeley, Phoenix, AZ (US);

Assignee:

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/38 (2006.01); B64C 11/44 (2006.01); F01D 7/00 (2006.01); B64C 27/64 (2006.01); B64C 11/40 (2006.01); B64C 11/30 (2006.01); B64C 11/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 11/385 (2013.01); B64C 11/44 (2013.01); F01D 7/00 (2013.01); B64C 11/30 (2013.01); B64C 11/38 (2013.01); B64C 11/40 (2013.01); B64C 11/42 (2013.01); B64C 27/64 (2013.01);
Abstract

A propeller pitch control system for a turboprop engine of an aircraft includes a negative torque sensor, a full feather control valve assembly, and a feather valve assembly. The feather valve assembly is responsive to fluid pressures from the negative torque sensor and the control valve assembly to move between a plurality of positions. An engine control unit or a manual user interface can also be used to control the position of the feather.


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