Patents Assigned to Chelton Flight Systems, Inc.
  • Electronic flight instrument displays
    Patent number: 6985091
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel primary flight displays, moving map displays and engine parameter displays for aircraft cockpits. These displays process data gathered from various aircraft sensors and, using an various electronic databases, generate intuitive symbols that aid the pilot. The present invention also uses various novel algorithms that use data gathered from inexpensive sensors to derive parameters normally requiring far more expensive sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: Chelton Flight Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ricardo A. Price
  • Glide range depiction for electronic flight instrument displays
    Patent number: 6573841
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel methods for depicting glide range on moving map displays and on perspective-view primary flight displays. These methods involve processing data gathered from various aircraft sensors and, using a variety of electronic databases, generating intuitive symbols that aid the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Chelton Flight Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Ricardo A. Price