Patents by Inventor Charles F. Wilkinson

Charles F. Wilkinson 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).

  • Determining an estimate of the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off
    Patent number: 8068975
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining an estimate of the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off. A weight and balance system may receive information from a flight operating system, a reservation system, a bag loader and/or a pilot in advance and up to the point of take-off. The information received from the flight operating system, the reservation system, the bag loader and/or pilot is used to estimate the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off, such as via software. For example, the flight operating system may provide information related to fuel, weather, airplane, airports, and flight information. The reservation system may provide information related to passenger and bag information. The bag loader may provide additional information related to bag information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: American Airlines, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Jensen, Jeffrey A. Darnell, Charles F. Wilkinson
  • DETERMINING AN ESTIMATE OF THE WEIGHT AND BALANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT AUTOMATICALLY IN ADVANCE AND UP TO THE POINT OF TAKE-OFF
    Publication number: 20070255489
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for determining an estimate of the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off. A weight and balance system may receive information from a flight operating system, a reservation system, a bag loader and/or a pilot in advance and up to the point of take-off. The information received from the flight operating system, the reservation system, the bag loader and/or pilot is used to estimate the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off, such as via software. For example, the flight operating system may provide information related to fuel, weather, airplane, airports, and flight information. The reservation system may provide information related to passenger and bag information. The bag loader may provide additional information related to bag information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael W. Jensen, Jeffrey A. Darnell, Charles F. Wilkinson