Patents by Inventor Mathew Connelly

Mathew Connelly 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).

  • Automated elevational adjustment of passenger loading bridge
    Publication number: 20070028403
    Abstract: Vertical alignment of a movable bridge with a doorway of an aircraft is achieved by moving a sensor disposed on the movable bridge in a generally downward direction so as to sense a position of an upper surface of the aircraft. The upper surface of the aircraft has a known elevational relationship relative to the doorway of the aircraft, which is used along with the sensed position to align an aircraft engaging portion of the movable bridge with the doorway. The method accommodates different heights of a same model of aircraft resulting from differences in the aircraft loads and is easily implemented using either contact or non-contact sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: DEW Engineering and Development Limited
    Inventors: Neil Hutton, Rami Ibrahim, Mathew Connelly
  • Automated elevational adjustment of passenger loading bridge
    Publication number: 20070028404
    Abstract: Vertical alignment of a movable bridge with a doorway of an aircraft is achieved by moving a sensor disposed on the movable bridge in a generally downward direction so as to sense a position of an upper surface of the aircraft. The upper surface of the aircraft has a known elevational relationship relative to the doorway of the aircraft, which is used along with the sensed position to align an aircraft engaging portion of the movable bridge with the doorway. The method accommodates different heights of a same model of aircraft resulting from differences in the aircraft loads and is easily implemented using either contact or non-contact sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Applicant: DEW Engineering and Development Limited
    Inventors: Neil Hutton, Rami Ibrahim, Mathew Connelly
  • Automated elevational adjustment of passenger loading bridge
    Patent number: 7120959
    Abstract: Vertical alignment of a movable bridge with a doorway of an aircraft is achieved by moving a sensor disposed on the movable bridge in a generally downward direction so as to sense a position of an upper surface of the aircraft. The upper surface of the aircraft has a known elevational relationship relative to the doorway of the aircraft, which is used along with the sensed position to align an aircraft engaging portion of the movable bridge with the doorway. The method accommodates different heights of a same model of aircraft resulting from differences in the aircraft loads and is easily implemented using non-contact sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: DEW Engineering and Development Limited
    Inventors: Neil Hutton, Rami Ibrahim, Mathew Connelly
  • Automated elevational adjustment of passenger loading bridge
    Publication number: 20060070193
    Abstract: Vertical alignment of a movable bridge with a doorway of an aircraft is achieved by moving a sensor disposed on the movable bridge in a generally downward direction so as to sense a position of an upper surface of the aircraft. The upper surface of the aircraft has a known elevational relationship relative to the doorway of the aircraft, which is used along with the sensed position to align an aircraft engaging portion of the movable bridge with the doorway. The method accommodates different heights of a same model of aircraft resulting from differences in the aircraft loads and is easily implemented using either contact or non-contact sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Applicant: DEW Engineering and Development Limited
    Inventors: Neil Hutton, Rami Ibrahim, Mathew Connelly