Patents by Inventor Gregory D. Murray

Gregory D. Murray 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).

  • Automated weather sensing system and method using cameras
    Patent number: 9979934
    Abstract: Systems and methods can provide an indication of a weather condition. The system can utilize a processor that determines the weather condition from data associated with at least one camera at a remote location. The data can be compared to calibration data for the remote location to determine the weather condition. The indication can be provided to an aircraft. The camera can be a web camera, a traffic camera, infrared camera or other observation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlen E. Breiholz, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory D. Murray
  • System and method for weather detection using more than one source of radar data
    Patent number: 9223020
    Abstract: A radar system can include electronics configured to receive communications from a terrestrial location. The communications can include composite weather data from a plurality of sources and scheduling data. The scheduling data can include an indication of timing for sending local weather data sensed by an airborne radar system to the terrestrial location. The terrestrial system can provide composite weather radar data to an airborne source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Julianne R. Crosmer, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory D. Murray
  • Automated datalink alert and alternate advisory system
    Patent number: 8723686
    Abstract: A method of managing an aircraft in flight may include electronically monitoring for a presence of a threat object along a flight path of the aircraft and at a destination airport of the aircraft, and electronically generating an alert when the presence of the threat object is detected. The alert may include information enabling air traffic control (ATC), flight dispatch, and a pilot of the aircraft to make a collaborative flight path correction decision that may prevent the aircraft from being affected by the threat object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory D. Murray, Kirschen A. Seah, Alan E. Siniff