Patents by Inventor Thomas Grasse

Thomas Grasse 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: 9170125
    Abstract: A method is present for presenting weather information. A number of weather conditions for a geographic region is identified from weather data for the geographic region. A geometry is selected for a weather condition based on a type of the weather condition to form a number of geometries. Each geometry within the number of geometries has a level of transparency within a corresponding border allowing another geometry to be identified when displayed in an overlapping manner. A spatial extension is selected for the each geometry within the number of geometries based on an extent of an associated weather condition to form the number of geometries. The number of geometries is displayed on a map of the geographic region in which the number of geometries is displayed in locations on the map corresponding to locations of the number of weather conditions in the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christina Schilke, Thomas Grasse
  • Patent number: 8050864
    Abstract: A method is present for displaying weather information. A number of weather conditions present within an altitude range along a route of an aircraft is identified from weather data. A type of weather indicator is selected based on a type of weather condition in the number of weather conditions to form a number of weather indicators. A vertical situation display is displayed with the number of weather indicators in a number of locations on a display corresponding to the number of locations for the number of weather conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Christina Schilke, Thomas Grasse
  • Patent number: 8027786
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a flight plan for an aircraft. A set of projected flight plan parameters are displayed associated with a waypoint presented on a display of an aircraft data processing system. User input is received to form a set of actual flight plan parameters. A set of variances between the set of projected flight plan parameters and the set of actual flight plan parameters is displayed on a map in association with the waypoint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick Wipplinger, Thomas Grasse
  • Publication number: 20100057362
    Abstract: A method is present for displaying weather information. A number of weather conditions present within an altitude range along a route of an aircraft is identified from weather data. A type of weather indicator is selected based on a type of weather condition in the number of weather conditions to form a number of weather indicators. A vertical situation display is displayed with the number of weather indicators in a number of locations on a display corresponding to the number of locations for the number of weather conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Christina Schilke, Thomas Grasse
  • Publication number: 20100057275
    Abstract: A method is present for presenting weather information. A number of weather conditions for a geographic region is identified from weather data for the geographic region. A geometry is selected for a weather condition based on a type of the weather condition to form a number of geometries. Each geometry within the number of geometries has a level of transparency within a corresponding border allowing another geometry to be identified when displayed in an overlapping manner. A spatial extension is selected for the each geometry within the number of geometries based on an extent of an associated weather condition to form the number of geometries. The number of geometries is displayed on a map of the geographic region in which the number of geometries is displayed in locations on the map corresponding to locations of the number of weather conditions in the geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Inventors: Christina Schilke, Thomas Grasse
  • Publication number: 20090228202
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a flight plan for an aircraft. A set of projected flight plan parameters are displayed associated with a waypoint presented on a display of an aircraft data processing system. User input is received to form a set of actual flight plan parameters. A set of variances between the set of projected flight plan parameters and the set of actual flight plan parameters is displayed on a map in association with the waypoint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: September 10, 2009
    Inventors: Patrick Wipplinger, Thomas Grasse