Patents by Inventor William Foulke Spencer, V

William Foulke Spencer, V 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).

  • Vertical situation awareness for rotorcraft
    Patent number: 8798814
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing a flight of a rotorcraft. Parameters for the flight of the rotorcraft are identified. A number of regions, above a terrain, to be avoided by the rotorcraft during the flight of the rotorcraft over the terrain are identified using the parameters for the flight of the rotorcraft. Information about the number of regions is displayed on a display device during the flight of the rotorcraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William Foulke Spencer, V, Dan M. Wells