Patents by Inventor Colm C Kennedy

Colm C Kennedy 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: 6982677
    Abstract: The slot antenna is mountable on the Hercules aircraft dorsal fin. The slot antenna includes a lower plate that forms a false spar, an upper plate adjacent to the lower plate, an antenna element, and a tuner operatively connected to the antenna element. The antenna element is integrated within the upper plate. The slot antenna includes a Radio Frequency feed line that operatively connects the tuners to the antenna element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventors: Colm C Kennedy, Duane K Mc Nutt
  • Patent number: 6714141
    Abstract: An electronic cockpit vision system for a vision system to enable maintenance of control, in continued flight and landing, of an aircraft and its systems when the cockpit has become invaded with dense and continuous smoke. The system includes an electronic signal converter, a scanner, a windshield video camera, cockpit video camera, and smoke over-goggles equipped with two eye level electronic video display devices. The signal converter feeds its output into a video display equipped smoke qualified over-goggle, resulting in the display upon a virtual screen of information essential to emergency flight and landing. The virtual screen displays the information in appropriate depth perception for ease of comprehension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Inventor: Colm C. Kennedy
  • Publication number: 20030201911
    Abstract: An electronic cockpit vision system for a vision system to enable maintenance of control, in continued flight and landing, of an aircraft and its systems when the cockpit has become invaded with dense and continuous smoke. The system includes an electronic signal converter, a scanner, a windshield video camera, cockpit video camera, and smoke over-goggles equipped with two eye level electronic video display devices. The signal converter feeds its output into a video display equipped smoke qualified over-goggle, resulting in the display upon a virtual screen of information essential to emergency flight and landing. The virtual screen displays the information in appropriate depth perception for ease of comprehension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Colm C. Kennedy