Patents by Inventor Aaron Pilcher

Aaron Pilcher 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).

  • AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230386346
    Abstract: A system and a method include a rerouting control unit configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard, and one or both of: (i) a flight path of one or more other aircraft within an airspace, or (ii) one or both of a minimum amount of fuel of the aircraft or a minimum weight of the aircraft at a destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Millie Irene Sterling, Theresa Emsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Jeffrey Lee Williams, Aaron Pilcher
  • Aircraft flight management systems and methods
    Patent number: 10909858
    Abstract: An aircraft management system and method includes a flight plan diversion prediction system including a rerouting control unit that is configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, and a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Melissa Irene Blackstun, Theresa Ernsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Stephen Solomon Altus, Aaron Pilcher, Jeffrey Lee Williams
  • AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20200105146
    Abstract: An aircraft management system and method includes a flight plan diversion prediction system including a rerouting control unit that is configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, and a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Melissa Irene Blackstun, Theresa Emsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Stephen Solomon Altus, Aaron Pilcher, Jeffrey Lee Williams