Patents by Inventor David G. Rankin

David G. Rankin 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).

  • Publication number: 20190378422
    Abstract: Systems for assisting pilots with emergency landings including a memory device storing computer executable instructions, a processor configured to execute the computer executable instructions and generate display instructions, and a display configured to display an indicator based on the display instructions generated by the processor, the computer executable instructions including determining current flight capabilities of the aircraft, identifying an airport near the aircraft, determining required flight capabilities of the aircraft necessary for the aircraft to land safely at the airport, comparing the current flight capabilities with the required flight capabilities, and determining the indicator to display on the display based on the comparison of the current flight capabilities with the required flight capabilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: David G. Rankin, Mark S. Synder