Patents by Inventor Timothy Donal Paul Burns

Timothy Donal Paul Burns 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 of operating a synthetic vision system in an aircraft
    Patent number: 9399523
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens
  • Methods for derated thrust visualization
    Patent number: 8977413
    Abstract: Methods of illustrating one or more derated takeoffs of an aircraft on a runway where such illustrations are on a flight display in a cockpit of the aircraft and are based on various information and may allow pilots to make more accurate decisions related to derated takeoffs and full thrust takeoffs of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Aaron James Gannon, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Darrin Walter Wargacki, Gerhard Walter Moeller
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20140300496
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens
  • Flight deck having a dual-view display and a method for operating same
    Patent number: 8836543
    Abstract: A flight deck for an aircraft having a first display associated with a first pilot and displaying a first image comprising a first set of flight information for the first pilot and a second display associated with a second pilot and displaying a second image comprising a second set of flight information for the second pilot. The second display is a dual-view display simultaneously generating a third image along with the second image, with the second image viewable by the second pilot, but not the first pilot, the third image viewable by the first pilot, but not the second pilot, and the third image containing a subset of information from the second set of flight information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens
  • Method of operating a synthetic vision system in an aircraft
    Patent number: 8754786
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens
  • METHODS FOR DERATED THRUST VISUALIZATION
    Publication number: 20130238173
    Abstract: Methods of illustrating one or more derated takeoffs of an aircraft on a runway where such illustrations are on a flight display in a cockpit of the aircraft and are based on various information and may allow pilots to make more accurate decisions related to derated takeoffs and full thrust takeoffs of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Aaron James Gannon, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Darrin Walter Wargacki, Gerhard Walter Moeller
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20130002454
    Abstract: A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens
  • FLIGHT DECK HAVING A DUAL-VIEW DISPLAY AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20130002453
    Abstract: A flight deck for an aircraft having a first display associated with a first pilot and displaying a first image comprising a first set of flight information for the first pilot and a second display associated with a second pilot and displaying a second image comprising a second set of flight information for the second pilot. The second display is a dual-view display simultaneously generating a third image along with the second image, with the second image viewable by the second pilot, but not the first pilot, the third image viewable by the first pilot, but not the second pilot, and the third image containing a subset of information from the second set of flight information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Timothy Donal Paul Burns, Dashiell Matthews Kolbe, Norman Leonard Ovens