Patents by Inventor David Fundter

David Fundter 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).

  • Aircraft de-icing determination systems and methods
    Patent number: 12479585
    Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining a probable de-icing status for one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from one or more airports. The control unit is configured to determine the probable de-icing status based on a current date at the one or more airports, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Albert Klaus-Dieter, Alexander Bellemare-Davis, Yun Chu, David Fundter, William Jenden, Xu Xia Zhong
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ACTIVE RUNWAY AT AN AIRPORT
    Publication number: 20240386803
    Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining status (such as active arrival or active departure) for one or more runways at one or more airports. The control unit is configured to detect one or more aspects of one or more aircraft in relation to the one or more runways, and determine the status of the one or more runways based on the one or more aspects of the one or more aircraft in relation to the one or more runways.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: William Jenden, Albert Klaus-Dieter, David Fundter, Yun Chu
  • AIRCRAFT DE-ICING DETERMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20240109664
    Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining a probable de-icing status for one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from one or more airports. The control unit is configured to determine the probable de-icing status based on a current date at the one or more airports, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Albert Klaus-Dieter, Alexander Bellemare-Davis, Yun Chu, David Fundter, William Jenden, Xu Xia Zhong
  • Airport mapping database using a node-edge network of geospatial objects
    Patent number: 11928978
    Abstract: A method includes receiving geospatial data representative of a plurality of geospatial objects of an airport taxi system, the plurality of geospatial objects including a first geospatial object and a second geospatial object, wherein first geospatial data is representative of the first geospatial object and second geospatial data is representative of the second geospatial object. The method also includes determining a routing relationship between the first geospatial object and the second geospatial object based at least on the first geospatial data and the second geospatial data, wherein the routing relationship indicates that an aircraft using the airport taxi system can pass from the first geospatial object to the second geospatial object. The method also includes generating spatial relationship data describing the routing relationship, wherein generating the spatial relationship data comprises generating data describing nodes or edges of a node-edge network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Albert, David Fundter
  • AIRPORT MAPPING DATABASE USING A NODE-EDGE NETWORK OF GEOSPATIAL OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20230394984
    Abstract: A method includes receiving geospatial data representative of a plurality of geospatial objects of an airport taxi system, the plurality of geospatial objects including a first geospatial object and a second geospatial object, wherein first geospatial data is representative of the first geospatial object and second geospatial data is representative of the second geospatial object. The method also includes determining a routing relationship between the first geospatial object and the second geospatial object based at least on the first geospatial data and the second geospatial data, wherein the routing relationship indicates that an aircraft using the airport taxi system can pass from the first geospatial object to the second geospatial object. The method also includes generating spatial relationship data describing the routing relationship, wherein generating the spatial relationship data comprises generating data describing nodes or edges of a node-edge network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Klaus-Dieter Albert, David Fundter