Patents by Inventor John C. Coppock

John C. Coppock 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).

  • Patent number: 10834336
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system is provided. The system can include one or more thermal imaging devices, and a turn event controller in operative communication with the one or more thermal imaging devices. The turn event controller can be configured to obtain one or more vehicle parameters associated with an aerial vehicle and obtain one or more thermal images associated with the aerial vehicle during at least one phase of a turn of the aerial vehicle at an airport. The turn event controller can also be configured to process the one or more thermal images based on the one or more vehicle parameters to detect anomalies associated with the turn of the aerial vehicle, and generate, in response to detecting one or more anomalies, one or more signals indicative of the one or more anomalies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Douglass Eric Wood
  • Patent number: 10592749
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for analyzing at least one phase of an aircraft turn at an airport. The method includes receiving one or more video streams. The method includes processing the one or more video streams to identify one or more objects. Processing the one or more video streams includes extracting data associated with the one or more objects. The method includes tracking the one or more objects to determine an event based on the one or more objects and the data. The method includes storing the event in a database with an associated parameter. The method includes performing an analysis of the at least one phase of the aircraft turn based, at least in part, on the event and the associated parameter. The method includes providing a signal indicative of an issue with the event based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Andrew Glen Rector
  • Publication number: 20190238762
    Abstract: A thermal imaging system is provided. The system can include one or more thermal imaging devices, and a turn event controller in operative communication with the one or more thermal imaging devices. The turn event controller can be configured to obtain one or more vehicle parameters associated with an aerial vehicle and obtain one or more thermal images associated with the aerial vehicle during at least one phase of a turn of the aerial vehicle at an airport. The turn event controller can also be configured to process the one or more thermal images based on the one or more vehicle parameters to detect anomalies associated with the turn of the aerial vehicle, and generate, in response to detecting one or more anomalies, one or more signals indicative of the one or more anomalies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Douglass Eric Wood
  • Publication number: 20180137361
    Abstract: One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a method for analyzing at least one phase of an aircraft turn at an airport. The method includes receiving one or more video streams. The method includes processing the one or more video streams to identify one or more objects. Processing the one or more video streams includes extracting data associated with the one or more objects. The method includes tracking the one or more objects to determine an event based on the one or more objects and the data. The method includes storing the event in a database with an associated parameter. The method includes performing an analysis of the at least one phase of the aircraft turn based, at least in part, on the event and the associated parameter. The method includes providing a signal indicative of an issue with the event based on the analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Andrew Glen Rector, James Robert Destro, Eric Thompson, James Jeffrey Peterson, Philip Balagtas, Jonathan Dunsdon, Gerald Iver Fagerhaug
  • Patent number: 7266638
    Abstract: A system, method and software for reporting logical volume information on software RAID (redundant array of independent disks) enabled storage devices is disclosed. In one embodiment, a volume manager may be queried to identify one or more software RAID volumes and to determine their operating state. The information handling system's operating system may be queried to identify the storage devices included on the system and their operating state. After correlating the software RAID volumes to respective storage devices, a worst case operating state between the software RAID volumes and the storage devices may be reported to a light emitting diode (LED) driver. The LED driver may then command one or more chassis LED to illuminate in a manner that communicates the worst case operating state of one or more of software RAID volumes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Jacob Cherian
  • Patent number: 6892311
    Abstract: A method of shutting down an information handling system is disclosed. Power is provided to a storage enclosure that includes a first storage device, a first operating condition monitor, and a first operating condition indicator having at least a first status and a second status. The status of the first operating condition indicator is updated based on the first operating condition monitor. One or more storage volumes are configured utilizing at least a portion of the storage enclosure. A first host detects the status of the first operating condition indicator. In response to detecting the first status of the first operating condition indicator, the first host determines whether the storage enclosure includes at least a portion of a critical storage volume and sends a shut down command from the first host to the storage enclosure. If the storage enclosure includes at least a portion of a critical storage volume, the first host is shut down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Weimin Pan
  • Publication number: 20030212923
    Abstract: A method of shutting down an information handling system is disclosed. Power is provided to a storage enclosure that includes a first storage device, a first operating condition monitor, and a first operating condition indicator having at least a first status and a second status. The status of the first operating condition indicator is updated based on the first operating condition monitor. One or more storage volumes are configured utilizing at least a portion of the storage enclosure. A first host detects the status of the first operating condition indicator. In response to detecting the first status of the first operating condition indicator, the first host determines whether the storage enclosure includes at least a portion of a critical storage volume and sends a shut down command from the first host to the storage enclosure. If the storage enclosure includes at least a portion of a critical storage volume, the first host is shut down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John C. Coppock, Weimin Pan