Patents by Inventor Farshad T. Doulatshahi

Farshad T. Doulatshahi 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).

  • Methods and systems for centrally managed maintenance program for aircraft fleets
    Patent number: 8694196
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Jr., Anbessie A. Yitbarek
  • Methods and systems for centrally managed maintenance program for aircraft fleets
    Patent number: 8340854
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Jr., Anbessie A. Yitbarek
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CENTRALLY MANAGED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM FOR AIRCRAFT FLEETS
    Publication number: 20080147264
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing maintenance of a fleet of aircraft are provided. The method includes collecting data from at least one aircraft in each of the fleets related to the operation of the aircraft, determining a range of acceptable values of performance parameters associated with the collected data and based on the collected data, analyzing the collected data having values outside the range of acceptable values, and modifying at least one of a maintenance requirement and an interval between maintenance actions to facilitate reducing the number of performance parameters values that are outside the range of acceptable values during future operation of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Farshad T. Doulatshahi, Blake Gibbons, Charles K. Bautz, Anbessie A. Yitbarek