Patents by Inventor Mark Hall Henderson

Mark Hall Henderson 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: 9522742
    Abstract: A method can include determining that an aircraft is on approach to a runway. The method can include determining a flight path vector (FPV) location of the aircraft based at least in part on a projected landing location with respect to the runway and determining a current airspeed of the aircraft. The method can also include performing at least one of the following: issuing a landing short alert to a pilot of the aircraft if the FPV location is at or before the runway threshold, issuing an airspeed caution alert if the FPV location is between the runway threshold and the target runway location and if the current airspeed is below a landing short envelope, and determining not to issue an alert if the FPV location is between the runway threshold and the target runway location and if the current airspeed is at or above the landing short envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Mark Hall Henderson
  • Publication number: 20150266590
    Abstract: A method can include determining that an aircraft is on approach to a runway. The method can include determining a flight path vector (FPV) location of the aircraft based at least in part on a projected landing location with respect to the runway and determining a current airspeed of the aircraft. The method can also include performing at least one of the following: issuing a landing short alert to a pilot of the aircraft if the FPV location is at or before the runway threshold, issuing an airspeed caution alert if the FPV location is between the runway threshold and the target runway location and if the current airspeed is below a landing short envelope, and determining not to issue an alert if the FPV location is between the runway threshold and the target runway location and if the current airspeed is at or above the landing short envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Mark Hall Henderson