Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lee Williams

Jeffrey Lee Williams 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: 20230386346
    Abstract: A system and a method include a rerouting control unit configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard, and one or both of: (i) a flight path of one or more other aircraft within an airspace, or (ii) one or both of a minimum amount of fuel of the aircraft or a minimum weight of the aircraft at a destination location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Millie Irene Sterling, Theresa Emsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Jeffrey Lee Williams, Aaron Pilcher
  • Patent number: 10909858
    Abstract: An aircraft management system and method includes a flight plan diversion prediction system including a rerouting control unit that is configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, and a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Melissa Irene Blackstun, Theresa Ernsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Stephen Solomon Altus, Aaron Pilcher, Jeffrey Lee Williams
  • Publication number: 20200105146
    Abstract: An aircraft management system and method includes a flight plan diversion prediction system including a rerouting control unit that is configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, and a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Samantha Schwartz, Melissa Irene Blackstun, Theresa Emsbach, Brian Azcuenaga, Stephen Solomon Altus, Aaron Pilcher, Jeffrey Lee Williams
  • Patent number: 9410819
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying navigation objects for managing operations of a vehicle. A number of navigation objects for managing the operations of the vehicle is displayed in a graphical user interface to form a display of the number of navigation objects. Responsive to a user input to the number of navigation objects, the display of the number of navigation objects in the graphical user interface is changed to include one or more navigation objects identified based on the user input. The navigation objects in the number of navigation objects have a number of associations with each other. The display of the number of navigation objects includes a number of graphical indicators providing a visualization of the number of associations for the number of navigation objects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lee Williams
  • Publication number: 20130036376
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying navigation objects for managing operations of a vehicle. A number of navigation objects for managing the operations of the vehicle is displayed in a graphical user interface to form a display of the number of navigation objects. Responsive to a user input to the number of navigation objects, the display of the number of navigation objects in the graphical user interface is changed to include one or more navigation objects identified based on the user input. The navigation objects in the number of navigation objects have a number of associations with each other. The display of the number of navigation objects includes a number of graphical indicators providing a visualization of the number of associations for the number of navigation objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeffrey Lee Williams