Kenneth M Kaiser

US Patent:

41493710, Apr 17, 1979

Filed:

Sep 13, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/832822

Inventors:

Wilbur A. Spraker - Indianapolis IN
Kenneth F. Kaiser - Indianapolis IN

Assignee:

Wallace Murray Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

F02C 914

US Classification:

60 3907

Abstract:

An air supply system having a combustor whose output drives a turbine. The turbine drives a compressor part of whose output is fed to the combustor. A portion of the compressor output is bled off for utility usage. Instead of varying the fuel rate to the combustor to match varying demand in utility usage, the fuel rate is fixed. Operation of the system at air flows above and below that corresponding to the fixed fuel rate is accommodated by (1) a poppet relief valve which opens at high pressures and (2) a butterfly valve in the bleed (utility) line which rotates to decrease the bleed flow upon decrease in pressure.

US Patent:

58729755, Feb 16, 1999

Filed:

Jun 5, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/658710

Inventors:

Raymond C. Hedin - Apple Valley MN
Kenneth R. Kaiser - Eagan MN
Fernand Lucien Joseph Berard - Victoria, CA
Kent D. Wotherspoon - Winnipeg, CA

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD

International Classification:

G01D 1600

US Classification:

395701

Abstract:

A computer system and method of operation has a retargeting program and apparatus which permits adding incorrectly targeted processors and a maintenance interface module (MIM) and automatically retargets them for the correct system. Each processor first determines its own system type, and the overall system type. Incorrectly targeted processors wait for retargeting, while correctly targeted processors select a master processor. The master processor retargets all incorrectly targeted processors by transferring an image of its correctly targeted firmware microcode into their RAM to be burned into their firmware. The MIM is retargeted using master processor code. Only accurately targeted or retargeted processors and MIM can be incorporated into the operating system.