Patents by Inventor James Edward Mitchell

James Edward Mitchell 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).

  • Publication number: 20160098259
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for installing a software aircraft part in an aircraft. A command to install the software aircraft part is received. A determination is made as to whether the software aircraft part is present in the aircraft. A third party verifies that the software aircraft part is to be installed when the software aircraft part is present in the aircraft. The third party is in a location remote to the aircraft. An installation of the software aircraft part in the aircraft is performed when the software aircraft part is present in the aircraft and the software aircraft part is verified for the installation. The aircraft operates with the software aircraft part installed in the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: James Edward Mitchell
  • Patent number: 5806046
    Abstract: An apparatus (10) for selecting a vehicle seat and obtaining user information includes a CPU (11) connected to an input device (12), a monitor (13), a speaker (14) and a memory (15). A method of operating the apparatus (10) includes storing a plurality of vehicle interior photographs in the memory (15), generating screens on the monitor (13) and audio on the speaker (14) requesting user related information be entered utilizing the input device (12), utilizing the user entered information to select a vehicle having the seat best suited for the user, displaying the stored photograph of the selected vehicle interior on the monitor (13) and storing the user entered information in the memory (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Curran, James Edward Mitchell, Earl Clyde Lucas, Jr., Richard Lane Rakes, Jr., Andrea M. Paquin