Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Koenigs
Gregory J. Koenigs 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).
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Publication number: 20240343286Abstract: A layover bracket system is provided for supporting an industrial vehicle in a horizontal position on a floor surface. The layover bracket system includes a base section removably attached to a first portion of the vehicle at a first location, and an extension section removably attached to a second portion of the vehicle at a second location spaced apart in a first direction from the first location. The first direction is parallel to a vertical axis of the vehicle when positioned in an upright position. The extension section is pivotably coupled to the base section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2024Publication date: October 17, 2024Inventors: Neal A. Hittepole, Sheldon R. Houseworth, Kent Waller, Kevin D. Ranly, Nicholas J. Schlater, Gregory J. Meiring, Patrick H. Wenning, Steven E. Koenig, Kevin A. Gilliland, John F. Hemmelgarn
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Patent number: 11933890Abstract: An aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of a weather condition in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the weather condition and its location.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling
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Publication number: 20220075060Abstract: An aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of a weather condition in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the weather condition and its location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: March 10, 2022Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling
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Patent number: 11131771Abstract: An aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of a weather condition in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the weather condition and its location.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling
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Patent number: 10685469Abstract: A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2018Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Roy E. Robertson, Hubert C. Dyche, Gregory J. Koenigs, Charles J. Dickerson
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Patent number: 10302761Abstract: An aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of turbulence in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the turbulence hazard and its location.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2016Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling
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Patent number: 9978168Abstract: A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Roy E. Robertson, Hubert C. Dyche, Gregory J. Koenigs, Charles J. Dickerson
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Patent number: 9864055Abstract: The hazard warning system that included processing system for detecting a high altitude ice crystal (HAIC) or HAIC cloud (HAIC2) condition. The aircraft warning system can use an inferred detected process or a non-inferred detection process. Warnings of high altitude ice crystal conditions can allow an aircraft to avoid threats posed by HAIC or HAIC2 conditions including damage to aircraft equipment and engines.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Venkata A. Sishtla, Roy E. Robertson, Roger A. Dana, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory J. Koenigs, Jeffery A. Finley
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Patent number: 9846230Abstract: A hazard warning or weather radar system or method can be utilized to determine a location of ice. The system and method can be used in an aircraft. The aircraft weather radar system can include a radar antenna and an electronic processor. The radar antenna receives radar returns. The processor determines levels of icing conditions and causes the levels to be displayed on an electronic display.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory J. Koenigs, Roy E. Robertson
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Patent number: 9823347Abstract: A hazard warning system can be utilized in an aircraft. The hazard warning system can include a processing system for determining a high altitude ice crystal (HAIC) condition and causing a warning of the HAIC condition to be displayed. An avionic display can be used to display the warning of the HAIC condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Gregory J. Koenigs, Jeffery A. Finley
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Patent number: 9720082Abstract: The hazard warning system that included processing system for detecting a high altitude ice crystal (HAIC) condition. The aircraft warning system can use at least two types of radar returns to detect the HAIC condition. Warnings of high altitude ice crystal conditions can allow an aircraft to avoid threats posed by HAIC conditions including damage to aircraft equipment and engines.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Roger A. Dana, James B. West, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory J. Koenigs, Jeffery A. Finley, Daniel L. Woodell
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Patent number: 9625577Abstract: A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Roy E. Robertson, Hubert C. Dyche, Gregory J. Koenigs, Charles J. Dickerson
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Patent number: 9411044Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media relating to providing weather data generated by a weather radar system of an aircraft are provided. The method includes receiving radar returns from at least one of a horizontal radar scan and a vertical radar scan. The method includes detecting a plurality of weather cells based on at least one of the horizontal radar scan and the vertical radar scan. The method includes providing display data representative of the plurality of weather cells. The method includes automatically providing updated display data representative of the plurality of weather cells based on at least one of an additional horizontal radar scan and an additional vertical radar scan.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Steven Sperling, Gregory J. Koenigs, Mark C. Fersdahl
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Patent number: 9395438Abstract: A aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of turbulence in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the turbulence hazard and its location.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling
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Patent number: 9322914Abstract: A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Roy E. Robertson, Hubert C. Dyche, Gregory J. Koenigs, Charles J. Dickerson
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Patent number: 9244166Abstract: A hazard warning or weather radar system or method can be utilized to determine a location of ice. The system and method can be used in an aircraft. The aircraft weather radar system can include a radar antenna and a processor. The radar antenna receives radar returns. The processor can: 1. identify on a display a region of potential ice associated with a blow off region in response to the radar returns, temperature data, and wind data; 2. identify on a display a region of potential ice associated with a stratiform region in response to radar returns, temperature data, and a history of convective cells in the stratiform region; or 3. perform both 1 and 2.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Kevin M. Kronfeld, Gregory J. Koenigs, Roy E. Robertson
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Patent number: 9134418Abstract: A method for computing and displaying a weather hazard threat level for a weather radar system of an aircraft includes receiving weather radar returns from a radar antenna of the weather radar system. The weather radar returns include at least one of horizontal scans and vertical scans. Radar reflectivity may be determined from the weather radar returns, and, for at least one of the horizontal scan data and the vertical scan data, areas of radar reflectivity and a temperature associated with the areas of radar reflectivity may be determined. A lightning flash rate may be estimated using the radar reflectivity, areas of radar reflectivity, and temperature associated with the areas of radar reflectivity. Weather radar information may then be displayed, wherein the weather radar information is adjusted on the display based on the lightning flash rate.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Kevin M. Kronfeld, Roy E. Robertson, Gregory J. Koenigs
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Patent number: 9019146Abstract: A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Roy E. Robertson, Hubert C. Dyche, Gregory J. Koenigs, Charles J. Dickerson
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Patent number: 8994578Abstract: A system and method for adjusting a target value for generating a vertical profile view in an aircraft weather radar system is provided. Processing electronics are configured to receive a target value for generating a vertical profile view of weather detected by the radar system. The processing electronics are also configured to adjust the target value to account for the motion of the aircraft and/or the motion of the detected weather.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Jeffery A. Finley, Divya Sishtla Venkata, Venkata A. Sishtla, James D. Cahoon, Mark B. Godfrey, Steven L. Sperling, Mark C. Fersdahl, Gregory J. Koenigs
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Patent number: 8902100Abstract: A aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of a turbulence hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of turbulence in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the turbulence hazard and its location.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 2, 2014Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Daniel L. Woodell, Jeffery A. Finley, Gregory J. Koenigs, John G. Conkling