Patents by Inventor Steven D. Acheson

Steven D. Acheson 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).

  • Flight plan optimization for maintaining internet connectivity
    Patent number: 9858824
    Abstract: A system for determining a flight plan based on internet connectivity includes at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to receive internet connectivity data for a plurality of airspace regions, where the internet connectivity data is indicative of an internet connectivity characteristic; and determine a flight plan for an aircraft through at least one region of the plurality of airspace regions based on the internet connectivity characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Zogg, Steven D. Acheson, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Jaclyn A. Hoke, Kevin J. Delaney, David J. Weiler