Patents by Inventor Jon David Petersen
Jon David Petersen 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).
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Patent number: 11900819Abstract: A request for transport services that identifies a rider, an origin, and a destination is received from a client device. Eligibility of the request to be serviced by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is determined based on the origin and the destination. The client device is sent an itinerary for servicing the transport request including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft. Confirmation is received that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft and determination made as to whether the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders. Instruction are sent to the VTOL aircraft to take-off if one or more conditions are met.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.Inventors: Nikhil Goel, Jon David Petersen, John Conway Badalamenti, Mark Moore
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Patent number: 11874675Abstract: A computing system for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can be configured to receive aircraft data, passenger data, or environment data associated with a VTOL aircraft and determine a landing pad location within a landing facility based on the aircraft data, passenger data, and/or environment data. The landing facility can include a lower level and an upper level. The lower level can include a lower landing area and a lower storage area. The upper level can include an upper landing area. At least a portion of the upper level can be arranged over the lower storage area. The landing pad location can include a location within the lower landing area or the upper landing area of the landing facility. The computing system can communicate the landing pad location to an operator or a navigation system of the VTOL aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Ian Villa, John Conway Badalamenti
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Publication number: 20230386348Abstract: A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2023Publication date: November 30, 2023Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Patent number: 11694561Abstract: A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: JOBY AERO, INC.Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Publication number: 20220374029Abstract: A computing system for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can be configured to receive aircraft data, passenger data, or environment data associated with a VTOL aircraft and determine a landing pad location within a landing facility based on the aircraft data, passenger data, and/or environment data. The landing facility can include a lower level and an upper level. The lower level can include a lower landing area and a lower storage area. The upper level can include an upper landing area. At least a portion of the upper level can be arranged over the lower storage area. The landing pad location can include a location within the lower landing area or the upper landing area of the landing facility. The computing system can communicate the landing pad location to an operator or a navigation system of the VTOL aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Ian Villa, John Conway Badalamenti
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Patent number: 11416008Abstract: A computing system for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can be configured to receive aircraft data, passenger data, or environment data associated with a VTOL aircraft and determine a landing pad location within a landing facility based on the aircraft data, passenger data, and/or environment data. The landing facility can include a lower level and an upper level. The lower level can include a lower landing area and a lower storage area. The upper level can include an upper landing area. At least a portion of the upper level can be arranged over the lower storage area. The landing pad location can include a location within the lower landing area or the upper landing area of the landing facility. The computing system can communicate the landing pad location to an operator or a navigation system of the VTOL aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Joby Aero, Inc.Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Ian Villa, John Conway Badalamenti
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Publication number: 20220246044Abstract: A request for transport services that identifies a rider, an origin, and a destination is received from a client device. Eligibility of the request to be serviced by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is determined based on the origin and the destination. The client device is sent an itinerary for servicing the transport request including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft. Confirmation is received that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft and determination made as to whether the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders. Instruction are sent to the VTOL aircraft to take-off if one or more conditions are met.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Nikhil Goel, Jon David Petersen, John Conway Badalamenti, Mark Moore
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Patent number: 11295622Abstract: A request for transport services that identifies a rider, an origin, and a destination is received from a client device. Eligibility of the request to be serviced by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is determined based on the origin and the destination. The client device is sent an itinerary for servicing the transport request including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft. Confirmation is received that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft and determination made as to whether the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders. Instruction are sent to the VTOL aircraft to take-off if one or more conditions are met.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Joby Aero, Inc.Inventors: Nikhil Goel, Jon David Petersen, John Conway Badalamenti, Mark Moore
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Publication number: 20220036746Abstract: A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Patent number: 11176834Abstract: A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Patent number: 10991057Abstract: Systems and methods for rescheduling passengers are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for rescheduling passengers. The method includes receiving an indication that an event has disrupted a plurality of flights. The method includes identifying a plurality of itineraries. The method includes determining a plurality of sets for the itineraries. The method includes determining a plurality of operations plan alternatives based on the plurality of sets. The method includes determining one or more constraints from the plurality of sets of itineraries. The method includes applying the one or more constraints to the plurality of operations plan alternatives to determine an impact of the one or more constraints to the plurality of operations plan alternatives on the sets of itineraries. The method includes determining an operations plan comprising a schedule for the plurality of flights.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: April 27, 2021Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael Arguello, Jonathan Mark Dunsdon, Jon David Petersen, Marc Joseph Anderson
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Patent number: 10949775Abstract: An airline operations system, controller and method reschedules flights affected by a disruption that precludes a planned schedule for the flights. The method includes obtaining data related to a scheduled origination and a scheduled destination for each of a set of passengers scheduled on the flights, generating a passenger connection network of connections between the scheduled origination and the scheduled destination for a subset of the set of passengers, applying at least one criterion to the passenger connection network and rescheduling at least one connecting flight based on the criteria. The system and controller solves a network flow problem to reschedule a subset of connecting flights to have a delayed projected departure time. Resulting output can include the set of delayed flights along with modified projected departure times, a set of flight cancellations and a set of passengers with missed connections.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Jon David Petersen, Michael Arguello, Jonathan Mark Dunsdon, Marc Joseph Anderson
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Publication number: 20200226937Abstract: A vertiport system dynamically updates configuration of a vertiport based on predicted usage of the vertiport during a given time frame. The vertiport system predicts vertiport usage using flight data and estimated passenger demands and determines a desired number of parking pads and a desired number of final approach and takeoff (FATO) pads for the vertiport during the time frame. Based on the desired number of parking pads and the desired number of FATO pads for the vertiport, the vertiport system determines an updated configuration of the vertiport. According to the updated configuration, the vertiport system updates the configuration of the vertiport for at least a portion of the time frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2019Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Rex J. Alexander, Stanley Stephen Swaintek, III
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Publication number: 20190339720Abstract: A computing system for landing and storing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft can be configured to receive aircraft data, passenger data, or environment data associated with a VTOL aircraft and determine a landing pad location within a landing facility based on the aircraft data, passenger data, and/or environment data. The landing facility can include a lower level and an upper level. The lower level can include a lower landing area and a lower storage area. The upper level can include an upper landing area. At least a portion of the upper level can be arranged over the lower storage area. The landing pad location can include a location within the lower landing area or the upper landing area of the landing facility. The computing system can communicate the landing pad location to an operator or a navigation system of the VTOL aircraft.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Jon David Petersen, Ian Andreas Villa, John Conway Badalamenti
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Publication number: 20190325757Abstract: A request for transport services that identifies a rider, an origin, and a destination is received from a client device. Eligibility of the request to be serviced by a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is determined based on the origin and the destination. The client device is sent an itinerary for servicing the transport request including a leg serviced by the VTOL aircraft. Confirmation is received that the rider has boarded the VTOL aircraft and determination made as to whether the VTOL aircraft should wait for additional riders. Instruction are sent to the VTOL aircraft to take-off if one or more conditions are met.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Nikhil Goel, Jon David Petersen, John Conway Badalamenti, Mark Moore
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Publication number: 20190164089Abstract: An airline operations system, controller and method reschedules flights affected by a disruption that precludes a planned schedule for the flights. The method includes obtaining data related to a scheduled origination and a scheduled destination for each of a set of passengers scheduled on the flights, generating a passenger connection network of connections between the scheduled origination and the scheduled destination for a subset of the set of passengers, applying at least one criterion to the passenger connection network and rescheduling at least one connecting flight based on the criteria. The system and controller solves a network flow problem to reschedule a subset of connecting flights to have a delayed projected departure time. Resulting output can include the set of delayed flights along with modified projected departure times, a set of flight cancellations and a set of passengers with missed connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jon David PETERSEN, Michael ARGUELLO, Jonathan Mark DUNSDON, Marc Joseph ANDERSON
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Patent number: 10229372Abstract: An airline operations system, controller and method reschedules flights affected by a disruption that precludes a planned schedule for the flights. The method includes obtaining data related to a scheduled origination and a scheduled destination for each of a set of passengers scheduled on the flights, generating a passenger connection network of connections between the scheduled origination and the scheduled destination for a subset of the set of passengers, applying at least one criterion to the passenger connection network and rescheduling at least one connecting flight based on the criteria. The system and controller solves a network flow problem to reschedule a subset of connecting flights to have a delayed projected departure time. Resulting output can include the set of delayed flights along with modified projected departure times, a set of flight cancellations and a set of passengers with missed connections.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Taleris Global LLPInventors: Jon David Petersen, Michael Arguello, Jonathan Mark Dunsdon, Marc Joseph Anderson
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Publication number: 20180158154Abstract: Systems and methods for rescheduling passengers are provided. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for rescheduling passengers. The method includes receiving an indication that an event has disrupted a plurality of flights. The method includes identifying a plurality of itineraries. The method includes determining a plurality of sets for the itineraries. The method includes determining a plurality of operations plan alternatives based on the plurality of sets. The method includes determining one or more constraints from the plurality of sets of itineraries. The method includes applying the one or more constraints to the plurality of operations plan alternatives to determine an impact of the one or more constraints to the plurality of operations plan alternatives on the sets of itineraries. The method includes determining an operations plan comprising a schedule for the plurality of flights.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Michael Arguello, Jonathan Mark Dunsdon, Jon David Petersen, Marc Joseph Anderson
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Publication number: 20160335567Abstract: An airline operations system, controller and method reschedules flights affected by a disruption that precludes a planned schedule for the flights. The method includes obtaining data related to a scheduled origination and a scheduled destination for each of a set of passengers scheduled on the flights, generating a passenger connection network of connections between the scheduled origination and the scheduled destination for a subset of the set of passengers, applying at least one criterion to the passenger connection network and rescheduling at least one connecting flight based on the criteria. The system and controller solves a network flow problem to reschedule a subset of connecting flights to have a delayed projected departure time. Resulting output can include the set of delayed flights along with modified projected departure times, a set of flight cancellations and a set of passengers with missed connections.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2015Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Jon David PETERSEN, Michael ARGUELLO, Jonathan Mark DUNSDON, Marc Joseph ANDERSON
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Patent number: 9218744Abstract: A method for managing aircraft ground operations includes receiving an initial gate assignment schedule, an initial operational task schedule, and a current flight schedule. The method also includes determining a first adjusted gate assignment schedule based at least in part on the initial gate assignment schedule and the current flight schedule to reduce costs associated with reassigning aircraft to alternative gates. In addition, the method includes determining a first adjusted operational task schedule based at least in part on the initial operational task schedule and the current flight schedule to reduce costs associated with reassigning ground crew members to alternative tasks. Furthermore, the method includes determining a second adjusted gate assignment schedule and a second adjusted operational task schedule based at least in part on the current flight schedule, the first adjusted gate assignment schedule, and the first adjusted operational task schedule.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2014Date of Patent: December 22, 2015Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Jon David Petersen, Srinivas Bollapragada, Weiwei Chen