Patents by Inventor James F. Bray

James F. Bray 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).

  • Methods and systems for directing remote aerial refueling operations
    Patent number: 9150310
    Abstract: A method for aerial refueling situational awareness is described. The method includes providing, to a display, a video image of the refueling environment, and providing at least one video overlay onto the video image, the at least one video overlay indicative of a positional relationship between an aircraft to be refueled and a tanker aircraft, the at least one video overlay including at least one guidance cue to assist in the alignment and coupling of the aerial refueling boom with the receiving aircraft receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: James F. Bray, Kenneth A. Cobleigh