Patents by Inventor H. Rolan Shomber

H. Rolan Shomber 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).

  • Assembly, computer program product and method for displaying navigation performance based flight path deviation information
    Patent number: 6571155
    Abstract: A navigation performance based flight path deviation display assembly includes a display and a display processor capable of generating an image upon the display. The image includes at least one flight path scale comprising a reference point bounded by end markers extending in at least one of a lateral and vertical direction. The display also includes at least one moveable deviation pointer disposed on the flight path scales. Additionally, the image includes a representation of at least one extendable navigation error disposed on the flight path scale, and extending from at least one of the end markers toward the reference point based upon an actual navigation performance (ANP) and the RNP for the aircraft. The image may also include at least one moveable intersecting flight path pointer disposed on the flight path scales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Michael H. Carriker, Darcy L. Hilby, Andrew W. Houck, H. Rolan Shomber, Tom E. Tarleton
  • Assembly, computer program product and method for displaying navigation performance based flight path deviation information
    Publication number: 20030004619
    Abstract: A navigation performance based flight path deviation display assembly includes a display and a display processor capable of generating an image upon the display. The image includes at least one flight path scale comprising a reference point bounded by end markers extending in at least one of a lateral and vertical direction. The display also includes at least one moveable deviation pointer disposed on the flight path scales. Additionally, the image includes a representation of at least one extendable navigation error disposed on the flight path scale, and extending from at least one of the end markers toward the reference point based upon an actual navigation performance (ANP) and the RNP for the aircraft. The image may also include at least one moveable intersecting flight path pointer disposed on the flight path scales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael H. Carriker, Darcy L. Hilby, Andrew W. Houck, H. Rolan Shomber, Tom E. Tarleton