ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,376, issued on July 21, was assigned to Hydro-Aire Aerospace Corp. (Burbank, Calif.).
"Aircraft braking indicators" was invented by Franklin Michael Heid (Santa Clarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An indicator for monitoring temperature and wear of one or more aircraft brakes. One or more sensors are provided for sensing a parameter of usage, and an estimate of usage of the part can be determined based upon the signal indicating the sensed value of the parameter of usage of the aircraft part. A plurality of sensors can be provided for sensing usage of a plurality of parts of the aircraft, and the estimate of usage of the p...