Patents by Inventor John Eric Bush

John Eric Bush 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: 11922820
    Abstract: A communication system includes a traffic relay (TR) device for locating unmanned traffic in a controlled airspace. The TR device comprises one or more processors configured to perform the step of receive a status message from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The status message provides identification and location information of the UAV. The one or more processors are also configured to perform the step of generate a warning message for communication to at least one manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or a manned traffic manager (MTM) device that is communicatively connected to the at least one MAV. The warning message is based on a comparison of the location of the UAV to a designated airspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Eric Bush, Alan Tomaszycki, Daniel Joseph Diessner, Nedah Ibrahim
  • Publication number: 20220406200
    Abstract: A communication system includes a traffic relay (TR) device for locating unmanned traffic in a controlled airspace. The TR device comprises one or more processors configured to perform the step of receive a status message from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The status message provides identification and location information of the UAV. The one or more processors are also configured to perform the step of generate a warning message for communication to at least one manned aerial vehicle (MAV) or a manned traffic manager (MTM) device that is communicatively connected to the at least one MAV. The warning message is based on a comparison of the location of the UAV to a designated airspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John Eric Bush, Alan Tomaszycki, Daniel Joseph Diessner, Nedah Ibrahim
  • Patent number: 9178897
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use in identifying cyber-security threats for an aircraft are provided. The method includes storing parts information relating to each hardware and software component used on the aircraft in an aircraft parts database, receiving, by a computing device, a cyber-security threat, and determining, by the computing device, a threat is relevant to the aircraft by comparing the received threats to the stored parts information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John Eric Bush, Arun Ayyagari, Winfeng Li, Shawn W. Lorimer, Matthew L. Benson, Steven J. Bates, John A. Craig
  • Patent number: 9171167
    Abstract: Methods and systems for use in in analyzing cyber-security threats for an aircraft are described herein. One example method includes generating an interconnection graph for a plurality of interconnected aircraft systems. The interconnection graph includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links. The method also includes defining a cost function for a cyber-security threat to traverse each link and defining a requirements function for a cyber-security threat to exploit each node. The method further includes generating a set of threat traversal graphs for each cyber-security threat of a plurality of cyber-security threats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arun Ayyagari, Winfeng Li, John Eric Bush, Sudhakar S. Shetty, Brian C. Grubel, Dion S. Reid
  • Publication number: 20140380485
    Abstract: Methods and systems for use in in analyzing cyber-security threats for an aircraft are described herein. One example method includes generating an interconnection graph for a plurality of interconnected aircraft systems. The interconnection graph includes a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links. The method also includes defining a cost function for a cyber-security threat to traverse each link and defining a requirements function for a cyber-security threat to exploit each node. The method further includes generating a set of threat traversal graphs for each cyber-security threat of a plurality of cyber-security threats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Arun Ayyagari, Winfeng Li, John Eric Bush, Sudhakar S. Shetty, Brian C. Grubel, Dion S. Reid
  • Publication number: 20140013431
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for use in identifying cyber-security threats for an aircraft are provided. The method includes storing parts information relating to each hardware and software component used on the aircraft in an aircraft parts database, receiving, by a computing device, a cyber-security threat, and determining, by the computing device, a threat is relevant to the aircraft by comparing the received threats to the stored parts information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: John Eric Bush, Arun Ayyagari, Winfeng Li, Shawn W. Lorimer, Matthew L. Benson, Steven J. Bates, John A. Craig