Patents by Inventor Christie M. Maldonado

Christie M. Maldonado has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for providing airplane performance calculations
    Patent number: 10071818
    Abstract: A flight management system which is capable of monitoring changes in airplane characteristics such as fuel flow and drag. When a predetermined event is triggered, the flight management system (FMS) creates or updates a set of “dynamic” tables in a database which enable FMS performance algorithms to utilize the latest fuel flow and drag data. Using the updated aerodynamic and propulsion performance data in the dynamic tables, the flight management system is able to compute more accurate flight profile and trip prediction parameters such as estimated time of arrival and predicted fuel consumption quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Geun Il Kim, Roy S. Alcantara, Christie M. Maldonado, Steven J. Moskalik
  • Systems and Methods for Providing Airplane Performance Calculations
    Publication number: 20170197727
    Abstract: A flight management system which is capable of monitoring changes in airplane characteristics such as fuel flow and drag. When a predetermined event is triggered, the flight management system (FMS) creates or updates a set of “dynamic” tables in a database which enable FMS performance algorithms to utilize the latest fuel flow and drag data. Using the updated aerodynamic and propulsion performance data in the dynamic tables, the flight management system is able to compute more accurate flight profile and trip prediction parameters such as estimated time of arrival and predicted fuel consumption quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Geun II Kim, Roy S. Alcantara, Christie M. Maldonado, Steven J. Moskalik