Patents by Inventor David Scott Kinney

David Scott Kinney 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).

  • Patent number: 8897951
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining a component on a vehicle. Component maintenance information is read from an automated identification technology tag on the vehicle, wherein the automated identification technology tag is associated with an interior component on the vehicle. A remaining portion of a maintenance period for the interior component is determined using the component maintenance information. An indication of the remaining portion of the maintenance period is displayed on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James Don Knox, David W. Allen, Jose R. Elias, Rebecca J. Shore, Tommy T. Nguyen, Lois T. Hill, Paul F. Seeger, Edwin Keith Riner, David Scott Kinney, Michael J. Buckley, William P. Coop
  • Patent number: 8706323
    Abstract: Systems and methods to manage aircraft dispatch information are provided. A particular method includes receiving fault information at a dispatch information computing system. The fault information is associated with an aircraft. The method also includes accessing operational restriction information associated with the aircraft based on the fault information. The method further includes automatically determining a set of bottom line operational limitations of the aircraft based on the fault information and the operational restriction information. The method also includes generating customized checklists for the various users of the information. The method also includes sending output data from the dispatch information computing system to an output device. The output data identifies the set of bottom line operational limitations of the aircraft and tasks to be completed by the various users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Victor Andrew Riley, Robert G. Borst, Armando Gonzalez, David Scott Kinney
  • Publication number: 20100292869
    Abstract: Systems and methods to manage aircraft dispatch information are provided. A particular method includes receiving fault information at a dispatch information computing system. The fault information is associated with an aircraft. The method also includes accessing operational restriction information associated with the aircraft based on the fault information. The method further includes automatically determining a set of bottom line operational limitations of the aircraft based on the fault information and the operational restriction information. The method also includes generating customized checklists for the various users of the information. The method also includes sending output data from the dispatch information computing system to an output device. The output data identifies the set of bottom line operational limitations of the aircraft and tasks to be completed by the various users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Victor Andrew Riley, Robert G. Borst, Armando Gonzalez, David Scott Kinney
  • Publication number: 20100023201
    Abstract: A computer implemented apparatus, and computer usable program code for automatically obtaining vehicle data. In one advantageous embodiment a computer implemented method monitors a vehicle for events over a wireless interface. In response to receiving an event sent over the wireless interface by the vehicle, a determination is made whether vehicle data is needed for the event based on a policy. A request for the vehicle data is sent over the wireless interface to the vehicle in response to a determination that vehicle data is needed. The vehicle data is stored in response to receiving the vehicle data over the wireless interface from the vehicle. The vehicle data stored after receiving the vehicle data from the vehicle is analyzed to form an analysis. A set of fault conditions may be identified using the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: David Scott Kinney, James L. Millar, John Bartholomew Maggiore, Sean Allen Newsum, Steven C. Runo