Patents by Inventor John Robert Ulrich

John Robert Ulrich 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AIRCRAFT DURING IN-FLIGHT REFUELING
    Publication number: 20250147515
    Abstract: A system and a method are configured for allowing a first vehicle to refuel a second vehicle. The system and the method include sensors configured to acquire scan data of the second vehicle. A control unit is in communication with the sensors. The control unit is configured to receive the scan data of the second vehicle from the sensors, associate the scan data with a three-dimensional (3D) model of the second vehicle, register the scan data with the 3D model to provide monitored data of the second vehicle, and control one or more of the first vehicle, the second vehicle, or a refueling boom of the first vehicle based on the monitored data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Dallas Steven Scholes, Eric Paul Oman, Jonathon Farmer, John Robert Ulrich