Patents by Inventor Cara Kuan

Cara Kuan 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 COMMUNICATION AND SURVEILLANCE
    Publication number: 20100094484
    Abstract: An aircraft control unit has modules for interfacing with various systems of an aircraft to integrate control of the systems. The modules include a communication module configured to be coupled to a communication system of the aircraft and a surveillance module configured to be coupled to a surveillance system of the aircraft. The aircraft control unit also includes a display screen for displaying information and a user interface usable to interact with the modules. Each of the modules is configured to display information on the display screen and to receive user input from the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley D. Cornell, Cara Kuan
  • Integrating communication and surveillance
    Patent number: 7698025
    Abstract: An aircraft control unit has modules for interfacing with various systems of an aircraft to integrate control of the systems. The modules include a communication module configured to be coupled to a communication system of the aircraft and a surveillance module configured to be coupled to a surveillance system of the aircraft. The aircraft control unit also includes a display screen for displaying information and a user interface usable to interact with the modules. Each of the modules is configured to display information on the display screen and to receive user input from the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Bradley D. Cornell, Cara Kuan