Patents by Inventor Hugues de Beco

Hugues de Beco 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).

  • Method and device for revising the lateral flight plan of an aircraft
    Patent number: 5340061
    Abstract: A method for revising the lateral flight plan of an aircraft uses a designator and validator device connected to the flight management system of the aircraft to obtain on the ND screen of this system, in addition to a geographical representation of the flight plan selected by the pilot, a touch-sensitive area associated with each point of the ND screen and dynamically assigned function areas for constructing menus. A cursor is moved on the ND screen by action of the pilot on the designator device. The cursor can be moved to a function area or a touch-sensitive area. activating the function represented by the function area or selecting the touch-sensitive area being achieved by action of the pilot on the validator device. The method simplifies the task of the pilot who has only one display screen to monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Sextant Avionique
    Inventors: Mariannick Vaquier, Hugues de Beco