Patents by Inventor Eric W. Sargent

Eric W. Sargent 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: 11450213
    Abstract: A flight deck system for an aircraft includes a processor, a graphical interface for displaying flight-related information in the form of selectable items, a control interface for receiving a selection of the selectable items, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing electronic representations of charts. The selectable items correspond to the electronic representations of charts, and the electronic representations of charts describe minima and associated conditional criteria for operating the aircraft (e.g., proximate to an airport). The processor is configured to arrange the selectable items, receive a selection of the selectable items, identify a corresponding one of the electronic representations of charts, receive a condition associated with the aircraft, compare the condition to the conditional criteria for operating the aircraft to identify an applicable one of the plurality of minima, and display the applicable one of the plurality of minima on the graphical interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Tuccio, Jason E. Hewes, Tiziano Bernard, Eric W. Sargent, Joseph L. Komer
  • Publication number: 20220215764
    Abstract: A flight deck system for an aircraft includes a processor, a graphical interface for displaying flight-related information in the form of selectable items, a control interface for receiving a selection of the selectable items, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing electronic representations of charts. The selectable items correspond to the electronic representations of charts, and the electronic representations of charts describe minima and associated conditional criteria for operating the aircraft (e.g., proximate to an airport). The processor is configured to arrange the selectable items, receive a selection of the selectable items, identify a corresponding one of the electronic representations of charts, receive a condition associated with the aircraft, compare the condition to the conditional criteria for operating the aircraft to identify an applicable one of the plurality of minima, and display the applicable one of the plurality of minima on the graphical interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: William A. Tuccio, Jason E. Hewes, Tiziano Bernard, Eric W. Sargent, Joseph L. Komer
  • Publication number: 20220215768
    Abstract: A flight deck system for an aircraft includes a processor, a graphical interface for displaying flight-related information in the form of selectable items, a control interface for receiving a selection of the selectable items, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for storing electronic representations of charts. The selectable items correspond to the electronic representations of charts, and the electronic representations of charts describe circling approaches and associated conditional criteria for operating the aircraft (e.g., proximate to an airport).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: William A. Tuccio, Jason E. Hewes, Tiziano Bernard, Eric W. Sargent, Joseph L. Komer