Patents by Inventor Edgar Jacobi

Edgar Jacobi 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).

  • System and method for tracking and identifying aircraft and ground equipment
    Patent number: 7889115
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods disclosed herein provide for tracking of objects, aircraft, vehicles, and ground equipment in a tracking area, such as an airspace and/or an airport terminal area. One embodiment of a tracking system of the present disclosure comprises a signal monitoring component adapted to communicate with an object, such as an aircraft, when the object enters the tracking area. The signal monitoring component is adapted to transmit a monopulse beacon query signal to the object and receive a monopulse beacon response signal from the object. The tracking system further comprises an interface component adapted to process the received monopulse beacon response signal from the object, initialize a beacon transponder on the object, and assign a network address to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dan J. Clingman, Ted D. Whitley, Jack Thiesen, Edgar Jacobi, Glenn S. Bushnell
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND IDENTIFYING AIRCRAFT AND GROUND EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20100194622
    Abstract: In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods disclosed herein provide for tracking of objects, aircraft, vehicles, and ground equipment in a tracking area, such as an airspace and/or an airport terminal area. One embodiment of a tracking system of the present disclosure comprises a signal monitoring component adapted to communicate with an object, such as an aircraft, when the object enters the tracking area. The signal monitoring component is adapted to transmit a monopulse beacon query signal to the object and receive a monopulse beacon response signal from the object. The tracking system further comprises an interface component adapted to process the received monopulse beacon response signal from the object, initialize a beacon transponder on the object, and assign a network address to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dan J. Clingman, Ted D. Whitley, Jack Thiesen, Edgar Jacobi