Patents by Inventor Michael John Bakker

Michael John Bakker 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).

  • METHOD FOR A NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20130092791
    Abstract: A method of reducing noise from an aircraft in a noise abatement zone during flight of the aircraft includes determining where the flight path of the aircraft will intersect the noise abatement zone and then operating the aircraft in a quieter manner when the aircraft is within the noise abatement zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael John Bakker, Joachim Karl Ulf Hochwarth, Sean Edward Flanary
  • Method and system for vertical navigation using time-of-arrival control
    Patent number: 8311687
    Abstract: A method and systems for controlling an aircraft during descent are provided. The control system includes an input device configured to receive a speed margin for the vehicle and a processor communicatively coupled to the input device wherein the processor is programmed to automatically determine a flight path of the vehicle that is shallower than an idle flight path for the vehicle and generate a flight control surface control signal configured to maintain the determined flight path using the received speed margin. The control system further includes an output device communicatively coupled to the processor. The output device is configured to transmit the flight control surface control signal to a flight control system of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventor: Michael John Bakker
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL NAVIGATION USING TIME-OF-ARRIVAL CONTROL
    Publication number: 20120029735
    Abstract: A method and systems for controlling an aircraft during descent are provided. The control system includes an input device configured to receive a speed margin for the vehicle and a processor communicatively coupled to the input device wherein the processor is programmed to automatically determine a flight path of the vehicle that is shallower than an idle flight path for the vehicle and generate a flight control surface control signal configured to maintain the determined flight path using the received speed margin. The control system further includes an output device communicatively coupled to the processor. The output device is configured to transmit the flight control surface control signal to a flight control system of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Michael John Bakker