US Patent Issued to Honeywell Aerospace US on Oct. 6 for "Flight control system digital surface position sensor with command-response monitor and mechanical disconnect monitor" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,930, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Honeywell Aerospace US LLC (Phoenix).

"Flight control system digital surface position sensor with command-response monitor and mechanical disconnect monitor" was invented by Darrell W. Horner (Tempe, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A digital surface position sensor includes a position sensor, an adaptable hardware input, and a processing circuit. The position sensor is adapted to be coupled to an aircraft flight control surface The adaptable hardware input provides an identification signal that identifies the aircraft flight control surface to which the position sensor is coupled. The proces...