Patents by Inventor Darryn R. Frafford

Darryn R. Frafford 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: 9870711
    Abstract: A flight routing system for determining an alternative route for an aircraft based on an airspace partitioned into a plurality of sectors, and an original flight route having an initial point of takeoff and a destination point is disclosed. The flight routing system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including determining a plurality of points within each of the plurality of sectors. The plurality of points are each located along an edge of one of the plurality of sectors. The processor also performs operations including determining at least one connecting arc for each sector, where the connecting arc connects a first point with another point within each sector. The processor further performs operations for determining a complete time-based airspace network based on at least a forecast capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Laura S. Kang, Darryn R. Frafford, Michael L. Carter, Matthew E. Berge
  • Publication number: 20160358480
    Abstract: A flight routing system for determining an alternative route for an aircraft based on an airspace partitioned into a plurality of sectors, and an original flight route having an initial point of takeoff and a destination point is disclosed. The flight routing system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to perform operations including determining a plurality of points within each of the plurality of sectors. The plurality of points are each located along an edge of one of the plurality of sectors. The processor also performs operations including determining at least one connecting arc for each sector, where the connecting arc connects a first point with another point within each sector. The processor further performs operations for determining a complete time-based airspace network based on at least a forecast capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Laura S. Kang, Darryn R. Frafford, Michael L. Carter, Matthew E. Berge