Patents by Inventor Conrad Jan Sawicz

Conrad Jan Sawicz 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).

  • Passenger service and entertainment system
    Patent number: 6058288
    Abstract: The present invention provides an entertainment and passenger service system for use in aircrafts and other passenger vehicles. Video monitors are provided at the passenger seats which are connected to entertainment sources located at an head end location via a direct, individual, point to point signal over a star network. A electronic switching unit is provided to connect the entertainment sources to the video monitors. A communications control unit provides communication connections between the passenger seat and the entertainment sources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Sextant In-Flight Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Danny Paul Reed, Jim Moreau, Marco Charles Lanza, Conrad Jan Sawicz
  • Multi-stage switch
    Patent number: 5889775
    Abstract: The present invention provides a multi-stage switch. An input or first stage receives a plurality of information signals. An output or third stage distributes a plurality of information signals. A middle or second stage establishes a plurality of signal paths between the input stage and output stage. The switch includes a routing function which selects the path between the input stage and the output stage. The routing function includes a reallocation function which reallocates existing paths to free paths to avoid signal blocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: BE Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Conrad Jan Sawicz, Victor Cecil Kemp, Arvind Chimanlal Desai