Patents by Inventor Andrew LeTourneau

Andrew LeTourneau 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).

  • Enumeration of rooted partial subtrees
    Patent number: 11989168
    Abstract: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, devices and/or systems for manipulating hierarchical sets of data are disclosed. In particular, methods, apparatus devices and or/or systems for enumerating rooted partial subtrees are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Lower48 IP LLC
    Inventors: Karl Schiffmann, Jack J. LeTourneau, Mark Andrews
  • Systems and methods for in-flight virtual reality displays for passenger and crew assistance
    Patent number: 10991138
    Abstract: An on-board virtual reality system is provided for use on-board a vehicle during a trip. The system includes a user input unit, a trip information input unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The user input unit is configured to receive user input associated with a particular user. The trip information input unit is configured to acquire trip information corresponding to the trip. The display unit is configured to provide a virtual reality display to the user. The processing unit is configured to acquire the user input from the user input unit, acquire the trip information from the trip information input unit, generate a virtual reality display using the user input and the trip information, with the virtual reality display tailored for the particular user, and provide the virtual reality display to the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Cynthia Anne Vandewall, Andrew LeTourneau, Ivan Thomas Klus, Jiakang Qi, Ming Tang, Blake Lane
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-FLIGHT VIRTUAL REALITY DISPLAYS FOR PASSENGER AND CREW ASSISTANCE
    Publication number: 20190197748
    Abstract: An on-board virtual reality system is provided for use on-board a vehicle during a trip. The system includes a user input unit, a trip information input unit, a display unit, and a processing unit. The user input unit is configured to receive user input associated with a particular user. The trip information input unit is configured to acquire trip information corresponding to the trip. The display unit is configured to provide a virtual reality display to the user. The processing unit is configured to acquire the user input from the user input unit, acquire the trip information from the trip information input unit, generate a virtual reality display using the user input and the trip information, with the virtual reality display tailored for the particular user, and provide the virtual reality display to the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Cynthia Anne Vandewall, Andrew LeTourneau, Ivan Thomas Klus, Jiakang Qi, Ming Tang, Blake Lane