Patents by Inventor Gregory Earl Mattocks

Gregory Earl Mattocks 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 passenger flow system
    Patent number: 8510086
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for analyzing passenger flow. A three-dimensional model of a passenger cabin is received. Features in the three-dimensional model of the passenger cabin are identified in response to receiving the three-dimensional model. A first plurality of objects is generated for the features in the passenger cabin. User input identifying a number of characteristics for passengers is received. A second plurality of objects for the passengers is generated using the number of characteristics. The second plurality of objects is assigned to seats within the passenger cabin. Each of the second plurality of objects is assigned a destination location and has a behavior when encountering an obstacle while moving from a current location to the destination location. A movement of the passengers to a number of locations relative to the seats assigned to the passengers is simulated using the second plurality of objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Edward Richard Winkler, Jonathan French, Gregory Earl Mattocks, Jacki Jo Konesky