Patents by Inventor Daniel ZAPATA-ARENAS

Daniel ZAPATA-ARENAS 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).

  • Method and a device for aiding piloting of an aircraft during an approach phase for landing
    Patent number: 9915953
    Abstract: A method and device for aiding piloting of an aircraft during an approach phase for the purpose of landing. The device includes a guidance system for guiding the aircraft according to a first guidance mode during an initial phase upstream of a transition point, then guiding the aircraft according to a second guidance mode during a terminal phase between the transition point and the landing, the device further including a computing system for automatically computing the coordinates of the transition point, the guidance system also configured for automatically disabling the second guidance mode upstream of the transition point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Damien Perrie, Jean Muller, Daniel Zapata-Arenas, Sylvain Raynaud
  • METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR AIDING PILOTING OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING AN APPROACH PHASE FOR LANDING
    Publication number: 20150081144
    Abstract: A method and device for aiding piloting of an aircraft during an approach phase for the purpose of landing. The device includes a guidance system for guiding the aircraft according to a first guidance mode during an initial phase upstream of a transition point, then guiding the aircraft according to a second guidance mode during a terminal phase between the transition point and the landing, the device further including a computing system for automatically computing the coordinates of the transition point, the guidance system also configured for automatically disabling the second guidance mode upstream of the transition point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Jean-Damien PERRIE, Jean MULLER, Daniel ZAPATA-ARENAS, Sylvain RAYNAUD