Patents by Inventor Blake W. Wilson, JR.

Blake W. Wilson, JR. 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).

  • Methods and systems for displaying a vertical profile for an aircraft procedure with nonuniform scaling
    Patent number: 9852493
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for presenting procedure information for a vertical profile on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a first segment of the plurality of segments comprising a vertical profile with a first vertical scale and a first horizontal scale, wherein the first horizontal scale is based on a first distance associated with the first segment. The method further comprises displaying a second segment of the plurality of segments with the first vertical scale and a second horizontal scale, wherein the second horizontal scale is based on a second distance associated with the second segment. The first horizontal scale and the second horizontal scale are not equal. In this manner, the vertical profile has a nonuniform horizontal scale and a uniform vertical scale across segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Blake W. Wilson, Jr., Roger W. Burgin, Michael Chytil
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING A VERTICAL PROFILE FOR AN AIRCRAFT PROCEDURE WITH NONUNIFORM SCALING
    Publication number: 20160171650
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for presenting procedure information for a vertical profile on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a first segment of the plurality of segments comprising a vertical profile with a first vertical scale and a first horizontal scale, wherein the first horizontal scale is based on a first distance associated with the first segment. The method further comprises displaying a second segment of the plurality of segments with the first vertical scale and a second horizontal scale, wherein the second horizontal scale is based on a second distance associated with the second segment. The first horizontal scale and the second horizontal scale are not equal. In this manner, the vertical profile has a nonuniform horizontal scale and a uniform vertical scale across segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Blake W. Wilson, JR., Roger W. Burgin, Michael Chytil