Patents by Inventor Brandon S. Uttech

Brandon S. Uttech 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).

  • Integrating an application running on a portable electronic device into a flight deck display of an aircraft
    Patent number: 10960985
    Abstract: A method for integrating an application into a flight deck includes receiving, by the flight deck, an identification of the application for integrating into the flight deck, wherein the application is running on a portable electronic device (PED) separate from the flight deck. The method also includes transmitting, by the flight deck, the identification of the application to the PED. The method additionally includes locating an application window corresponding to the application on a display of the PED and reading pixel data corresponding to the application window on the display of the PED. The method further includes transmitting the pixel data from the PED to the flight deck and integrating the application into the flight deck using the pixel data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Keith L. Johnson, Peter J. Batsakes, Brandon S. Uttech
  • INTEGRATING AN APPLICATION RUNNING ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTO A FLIGHT DECK DISPLAY OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20200130860
    Abstract: A method for integrating an application into a flight deck includes receiving, by the flight deck, an identification of the application for integrating into the flight deck, wherein the application is running on a portable electronic device (PED) separate from the flight deck. The method also includes transmitting, by the flight deck, the identification of the application to the PED. The method additionally includes locating an application window corresponding to the application on a display of the PED and reading pixel data corresponding to the application window on the display of the PED. The method further includes transmitting the pixel data from the PED to the flight deck and integrating the application into the flight deck using the pixel data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Keith L. Johnson, Peter J. Batsakes, Brandon S. Uttech