Patents by Inventor Joel B. Lachter

Joel B. Lachter 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).

  • System and method for providing a real time audible message to a pilot
    Patent number: 9371140
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information to a crew of the aircraft while in-flight. The system includes a module having: a receiver for receiving a message while in-flight; a filter having a set of screening parameters and operative to filter the message based on the set of screening parameters; and a converter for converting the message into an audible message. The message includes a pilot report having at least one of weather information, separation information, congestion information, flight deviation information and destination information. The message is sent to the aircraft by another aircraft or an air traffic controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    Inventors: Walter W Johnson, Joel B. Lachter, Vernol Battiste, Robert W Koteskey