Patents by Inventor Robert Lewis LENTZ

Robert Lewis LENTZ 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 and apparatus for remote e-Enabled aircraft solution management using an electronic flight bag (EFB)
    Patent number: 9087419
    Abstract: A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate with a remote aircraft system data communications unit concerning aircraft systems problems and malfunctions, is disclosed. The method may include receiving aircraft systems data from one or more aircraft systems, identifying any problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems, automatically communicating any identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems to the remote aircraft system data communications unit, receiving information concerning a solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems from the remote aircraft system data communications unit, and implementing the solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: ARINC Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Lewis Lentz
  • Method and apparatus for using electronic flight bag (EFB) to enable flight operations quality assurance (FOQA)
    Patent number: 8768534
    Abstract: A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) data to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit is provided. The method is directed to receiving FOQA data from one or more aircraft systems with an EFB on an aircraft while the aircraft is in-flight, and automatically transmitting the received FOQA data from the EFB to a remote aircraft flight data collection unit for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: ARINC Incorporated
    Inventor: Robert Lewis Lentz
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE E-ENABLED AIRCRAFT SOLUTION MANAGEMENT USING AN ELECTRONIC FLIGHT BAG (EFB)
    Publication number: 20130124034
    Abstract: A method for using an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) located on an aircraft to communicate with a remote aircraft system data communications unit concerning aircraft systems problems and malfunctions, is disclosed. The method may include receiving aircraft systems data from one or more aircraft systems, identifying any problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems, automatically communicating any identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems to the remote aircraft system data communications unit, receiving information concerning a solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems from the remote aircraft system data communications unit, and implementing the solution to the identified problems or malfunctions in the aircraft systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: ARINC INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Robert Lewis LENTZ