Patents by Inventor Dan Helfman

Dan Helfman 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: 7043344
    Abstract: A vehicle such as a combat aircraft, and methods of operating one or more such vehicles. In each vehicle, a processor receives status reports from a plurality of vehicle subsystems faster than the pilot can assimilate them. The processor presents to the pilot, on a display, selections of at least one course of action, based on the current status reports. When a plurality of vehicles are operated, with one of the pilots being a commander of the plurality of vehicles, the selections are presented to the commander, who assigns initial courses of action to the other pilots. Subsequently, either the commander or the pilot of each vehicle may select the course of action for the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Rafael-Armament Development Authority Ltd.
    Inventors: Anat Kotzev, Dan Helfman
  • Publication number: 20030060942
    Abstract: A vehicle such as a combat aircraft, and methods of operating one or more such vehicles. In each vehicle, a processor receives status reports from a plurality of vehicle subsystems faster than the pilot can assimilate them. The processor presents to the pilot, on a display, selections of at least one course of action, based on the current status reports. When a plurality of vehicles are operated, with one of the pilots being a commander of the plurality of vehicles, the selections are presented to the commander, who assigns initial courses of action to the other pilots. Subsequently, either the commander or the pilot of each vehicle may select the course of action for the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: RAFAEL-ARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY LTD.
    Inventors: Anat Kotzev, Dan Helfman