Patents by Inventor Andrew Glen Rector

Andrew Glen Rector 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).

  • Systems and methods for analyzing turns at an airport
    Patent number: 10592749
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for analyzing at least one phase of an aircraft turn at an airport. The method includes receiving one or more video streams. The method includes processing the one or more video streams to identify one or more objects. Processing the one or more video streams includes extracting data associated with the one or more objects. The method includes tracking the one or more objects to determine an event based on the one or more objects and the data. The method includes storing the event in a database with an associated parameter. The method includes performing an analysis of the at least one phase of the aircraft turn based, at least in part, on the event and the associated parameter. The method includes providing a signal indicative of an issue with the event based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Andrew Glen Rector
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING TURNS AT AN AIRPORT
    Publication number: 20180137361
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for analyzing at least one phase of an aircraft turn at an airport. The method includes receiving one or more video streams. The method includes processing the one or more video streams to identify one or more objects. Processing the one or more video streams includes extracting data associated with the one or more objects. The method includes tracking the one or more objects to determine an event based on the one or more objects and the data. The method includes storing the event in a database with an associated parameter. The method includes performing an analysis of the at least one phase of the aircraft turn based, at least in part, on the event and the associated parameter. The method includes providing a signal indicative of an issue with the event based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Andrew Glen Rector, James Robert Destro, Eric Thompson, James Jeffrey Peterson, Philip Balagtas, Jonathan Dunsdon, Gerald Iver Fagerhaug