Patents by Inventor Charles K. Bautz

Charles K. Bautz 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).

  • Patent number: 8989951
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for maintaining the airworthiness configuration of an aircraft. Airworthiness configuration information for an aircraft is identified by a data processing system. The airworthiness configuration information identifies an airworthiness configuration of the aircraft comprising a number of components of the aircraft. A number of automated identification technology devices are attached to the aircraft. The number of automated identification technology devices include component information for the number of components. The component information is read from the number of automated identification technology devices by a reader. The component information read from the number of automated identification technology devices is compared, by a processor unit, to the airworthiness configuration information to determine whether the aircraft complies with the airworthiness configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: William P. Coop, Jose R. Elias, Lois Hill, Shella A. Knoll, David Robert Tilzer, Charles K. Bautz, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8694196
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Jr., Anbessie A. Yitbarek
  • Patent number: 8340854
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Jr., Anbessie A. Yitbarek
  • Publication number: 20080147264
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Anbessie A. Yitbarek