Patents by Inventor Adam Marshall Thoreen

Adam Marshall Thoreen 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).

  • Wingtip control system
    Patent number: 9950810
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy Patrick Gallagher, Jr.
  • WINGTIP CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160280392
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher
  • Wingtip control system
    Patent number: 9296472
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher
  • Automatic rejected takeoff system
    Patent number: 9164505
    Abstract: A method for automatic rejection takeoff (RTO) of an aircraft monitors a plurality of sensors for an RTO event. Signals are sent to control systems of the aircraft to perform an RTO when the RTO event occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Andrew J. Peck, David Jeffrey Halaas, Adam Marshall Thoreen
  • Wingtip Control System
    Publication number: 20150108283
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a wingtip control system. The wingtip control system comprises a switch system for a flight deck of an aircraft and a controller. The switch system is configured to be placed into an armed state and generate an armed signal. The controller is in communication with the switch system. The controller is configured to receive the armed signal from the switch system, visually indicate a desired position for a wingtip of the aircraft in the switch system in response to an event occurring during operation of the aircraft, and generate a movement command to move the wingtip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Adam Marshall Thoreen, Joshua Jay Baer, Joseph Adam Sikora, Matthew August Lassen, Michael Edwin Foster, Timothy P. Gallagher
  • Primary flight display pitch- and power-based unreliable airspeed symbology
    Patent number: 8665120
    Abstract: A system for displaying pitch- and power-based guidance commands and flight path information for a variety of display modes (climb, cruise, descent, landing) to pilots in response to situations wherein the measured air data should not be relied upon. This information is presented in an intuitive and expedient manner exactly when and where it is needed on the primary flight display. The displayed information dynamically changes in response to airplane parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Adam Marshall Thoreen
  • Primary Flight Display Pitch- and Power-Based Unreliable Airspeed Symbology
    Publication number: 20120299753
    Abstract: A system for displaying pitch- and power-based guidance commands and flight path information for a variety of display modes (climb, cruise, descent, landing) to pilots in response to situations wherein the measured air data should not be relied upon. This information is presented in an intuitive and expedient manner exactly when and where it is needed on the primary flight display. The displayed information dynamically changes in response to airplane parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Adam Marshall Thoreen