Patents by Inventor Jimmie H. Boone

Jimmie H. Boone 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).

  • Adaptive energy management for vertical speed control of an aircraft
    Patent number: 4127248
    Abstract: A system for generating an optimum vertical speed command and controlling the aircraft to this command by allowing the aircraft to assume an optium trimmed condition for the thrust energy available which system utilizes the aircraft autopilot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jimmie H. Boone, Robert D. Simpson
  • Self-aligning roll out guidance system
    Patent number: 4006870
    Abstract: Guidance along the runway centerline when visibility conditions do not permit adequate visual cues for manual control are provided utilizing lateral acceleration and bank angle information. An aircraft type airborne vehicle can touchdown with a crab angle in the presence of a crosswind and the present system provides the proper command to decrab the aircraft and return the aircraft to the centerline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1977
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jimmie H. Boone, Robert D. Simpson
  • Glide slope control signal processing system
    Patent number: 3944171
    Abstract: A rate-limited, signal magnitude limited, non-linearized lag circuit for processing glide slope error signals to reject noise and reduce aircraft response to hardover signals due to ground transmitter malfunctions or other anomalies. A feature of an embodiment includes a logic circuit connected to the lag circuit for preventing aircraft deviation due to hardover signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Jimmie H. Boone, Robert D. Simpson