Patents by Inventor Christian T. SHIEL

Christian T. SHIEL 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).

  • Virtual weather generation
    Patent number: 10356217
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing virtual weather data are described. Embodiments retrieve a plurality of weather data snapshots of historical weather data and provide an API through which a plurality of remote clients request weather data. A request specifying a first set of geographical and spatial coordinates and further specifying a first set of time and date coordinates is received. In response to the request, a first set of weather data is determined from the plurality of weather data snapshots of historical weather data, based on the first set of geographical and spatial coordinates and the first set of time and date coordinates and transmitted to the first remote client. A plurality of follow-on sets of geographical and spatial weather data are also requested and transmitted to the first remote client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Craig A. Pepper, Kieran J. Collard, Christopher C. Fowler, Christian T. Shiel
  • VIRTUAL WEATHER GENERATION
    Publication number: 20170366647
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing virtual weather data are described. Embodiments retrieve a plurality of weather data snapshots of historical weather data and provide an API through which a plurality of remote clients request weather data. A request specifying a first set of geographical and spatial coordinates and further specifying a first set of time and date coordinates is received. In response to the request, a first set of weather data is determined from the plurality of weather data snapshots of historical weather data, based on the first set of geographical and spatial coordinates and the first set of time and date coordinates and transmitted to the first remote client. A plurality of follow-on sets of geographical and spatial weather data are also requested and transmitted to the first remote client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Craig A. PEPPER, Kieran J. COLLARD, Christopher C. FOWLER, Christian T. SHIEL