Patents by Inventor John W. Glatfelter

John W. Glatfelter 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: 11651024
    Abstract: A method for identifying a component part includes receiving a digital image of an object and textual information about the object and accessing images of component parts and textual information about the component parts. The method further includes applying the digital image to a first classifier trained on the images of the component parts to classify the object as a first of the component parts and applying the textual information about the object to a second classifier trained on the textual information about the component parts to recognize the textual information as information about the first of the component parts or a second of the component parts. The method further includes identifying the object as a component part that is the first of the component parts or the second of the component parts and accessing a data record with information about the component part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Oscar Kipersztok, Mahyar Rahbarrad
  • Patent number: 11514110
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes searching, by machine learning logic of a computer, a flight schedule database for one or more flight schedule records related to flight preference information specified by a user. The machine learning logic is trained with training data that includes flight schedules selected by passengers and flight preference information associated with the passengers. The method further includes responsive to locating the one or more flight schedule records, communicating, by the computer, flight schedules associated with the one or more flight schedule records to a terminal associated with the user. The method includes receiving, from the terminal, a booking indication associated with a particular flight schedule of the flight schedules and updating the training data to associate the particular flight schedule with the flight preference information specified by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, Terrence J. McGowan, Donald B. Cummings
  • Patent number: 11354948
    Abstract: An example method of performing maintenance on an aircraft includes receiving a vehicle data-signature-map of an interior of an aircraft for at least one parameter of the aircraft, and the vehicle data-signature-map is based on sensor outputs received from sensors of mobile devices positioned at locations in the interior of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, William D. Kelsey
  • Patent number: 11315077
    Abstract: A manufacturing materiel management system. The system comprises a manufacturing assembly line to manufacture an object comprising a plurality of parts. The system also comprises a computer to monitor an input device for input that indicates a disruption event defined as an event in which manufacture of the object is disrupted as a result of loss of a resource or the part, or a shortage of human resources. Responsive to receiving the input, the computer system calculates another project which may continue, calculates remaining resources which may be allocated to the other projects, and generate a resource re-allocation plan which defines how remaining resources are to be re-allocated to the other project. A communication system in communication with the computer is configured to communicate the re-allocation plan to a manager of the manufacturing assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian Dale Laughlin
  • Patent number: 11267587
    Abstract: An example real-time ad hoc network sensor system includes a plurality of sensors positioned at fixed locations on an aircraft, a plurality of mobile devices in an interior of the aircraft, and a computing device having one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform functions including receiving outputs from the plurality of sensors and from the sensors of the plurality of mobile devices during the flight of the aircraft, mapping the outputs to a computer model of the aircraft for association with locations in the interior of the aircraft, and based on the mapping, creating a vehicle data-signature-map of the interior of the aircraft for at least one parameter of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, William D. Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20210357685
    Abstract: A method for identifying a component part includes receiving a digital image of an object and textual information about the object and accessing images of component parts and textual information about the component parts. The method further includes applying the digital image to a first classifier trained on the images of the component parts to classify the object as a first of the component parts and applying the textual information about the object to a second classifier trained on the textual information about the component parts to recognize the textual information as information about the first of the component parts or a second of the component parts. The method further includes identifying the object as a component part that is the first of the component parts or the second of the component parts and accessing a data record with information about the component part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Oscar Kipersztok, Mahyar Rahbarrad
  • Publication number: 20210248562
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes determining, by a computer, whether an image depicts an individual that corresponds to a particular contact associated with a specific social networking goal specified in a goals database. The method further includes responsive to determining that the individual corresponds to the particular contact, retrieving from a contacts database a preferred communication mode and a preferred communication device associated with the particular contact. A meeting request communicated by the computer, to the particular contact via the preferred communication device using the preferred communication mode. The computer receives, and from the preferred communication device, an acceptance of the meeting request. The method also includes adding, by the computer, a record associated with the meeting request to a schedule database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin
  • Publication number: 20210240772
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes searching, by machine learning logic of a computer, a flight schedule database for one or more flight schedule records related to flight preference information specified by a user. The machine learning logic is trained with training data that includes flight schedules selected by passengers and flight preference information associated with the passengers. The method further includes responsive to locating the one or more flight schedule records, communicating, by the computer, flight schedules associated with the one or more flight schedule records to a terminal associated with the user. The method includes receiving, from the terminal, a booking indication associated with a particular flight schedule of the flight schedules and updating the training data to associate the particular flight schedule with the flight preference information specified by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, Terrence J. McGowan, Donald B. Cummings
  • Patent number: 10984522
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for generating enhanced stereographic videos of aircraft build processes. Specifically, the system comprises a stereoscopic recording device configured to capture a plurality of stages of an aircraft build process. The system further comprises one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory that comprise instructions for execution by the system to build a stereographic library including repositories of 3D video corresponding to the plurality of stages of the aircraft build process. The system then generates an enhanced walkthrough video of the aircraft build process. The enhanced walkthrough video may include a parallax grid overlay and/or a thermal scan overlay integrated into the video. The system may then analyze the enhanced walkthrough video using post-processing analytics to identify anomalies and irregularities that occurred during the aircraft build process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Chong Choi
  • Patent number: 10938275
    Abstract: A system for harvesting energy from airport vehicle and passenger movements is described that includes a vehicular operating area with an operating surface, a pedestrian movement area with a walking surface, a first plurality of vibration panels positioned within the operating surface of the vehicular operating area, a second plurality of vibration panels positioned within the walking surface of the pedestrian movement area, and an electricity distribution grid. Each vibration panel in the first plurality of vibration panels and each vibration panel in the second plurality of vibration panels is a piezoelectric transducer, and each piezoelectric transducer is coupled to the electricity distribution grid such that electricity produced by each piezoelectric transducer in response to vibrations from vehicle or passenger movements is routed to the electricity distribution grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Stuart A. Galt
  • Publication number: 20200388090
    Abstract: An example method of performing maintenance on an aircraft includes receiving a vehicle data-signature-map of an interior of an aircraft for at least one parameter of the aircraft, and the vehicle data-signature-map is based on sensor outputs received from sensors of mobile devices positioned at locations in the interior of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, William D. Kelsey
  • Publication number: 20200385148
    Abstract: An example real-time ad hoc network sensor system includes a plurality of sensors positioned at fixed locations on an aircraft, a plurality of mobile devices in an interior of the aircraft, and a computing device having one or more processors and a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions, that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing device to perform functions including receiving outputs from the plurality of sensors and from the sensors of the plurality of mobile devices during the flight of the aircraft, mapping the outputs to a computer model of the aircraft for association with locations in the interior of the aircraft, and based on the mapping, creating a vehicle data-signature-map of the interior of the aircraft for at least one parameter of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian D. Laughlin, William D. Kelsey
  • Patent number: 10705221
    Abstract: Disclosed is an on-board backup and anti-spoofing GPS (“OBASG”) system for navigating a vehicle through an environment with a GPS receiver. The GPS receiver is configured to receive GPS signals within the environment where the GPS signals may suffer a GPS outage or are unreliable within the environment. In general, the OBASG includes a GPS block-chain recorder, a block-chain storage module, an anti-spoofing module, and a backup navigation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher W. Raab, John W. Glatfelter, Kelly C. Hill
  • Publication number: 20200202513
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for generating enhanced stereographic videos of aircraft build processes. Specifically, the system comprises a stereoscopic recording device configured to capture a plurality of stages of an aircraft build process. The system further comprises one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory that comprise instructions for execution by the system to build a stereographic library including repositories of 3D video corresponding to the plurality of stages of the aircraft build process. The system then generates an enhanced walkthrough video of the aircraft build process. The enhanced walkthrough video may include a parallax grid overlay and/or a thermal scan overlay integrated into the video. The system may then analyze the enhanced walkthrough video using post-processing analytics to identify anomalies and irregularities that occurred during the aircraft build process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Chong Choi
  • Publication number: 20200160262
    Abstract: A manufacturing materiel management system. The system comprises a manufacturing assembly line to manufacture an object comprising a plurality of parts. The system also comprises a computer to monitor an input device for input that indicates a disruption event defined as an event in which manufacture of the object is disrupted as a result of loss of a resource or the part, or a shortage of human resources. Responsive to receiving the input, the computer system calculates another project which may continue, calculates remaining resources which may be allocated to the other projects, and generate a resource re-allocation plan which defines how remaining resources are to be re-allocated to the other project. a communication system in communication with the computer is configured to communicate the re-allocation plan to a manager of the manufacturing assembly line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian Dale Laughlin
  • Patent number: 10620629
    Abstract: An example computing device may detect through a sensor that an aircraft started a particular phase of flight. The computing device may autonomously take independent actions on behalf of service operators to automatically allocate and assign resources to the aircraft based on availability of the resources and the flight phase of the aircraft. The computing device may thus trigger preparation of a particular service ahead of arrival of the aircraft, such that the associated service equipment is ready when the aircraft arrives at the gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Brian D. Laughlin, John W. Glatfelter
  • Patent number: 10621715
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for generating enhanced stereographic videos of aircraft build processes. Specifically, the system comprises a stereoscopic recording device configured to capture a plurality of stages of an aircraft build process. The system further comprises one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory that comprise instructions for execution by the system to build a stereographic library including repositories of 3D video corresponding to the plurality of stages of the aircraft build process. The system then generates an enhanced walkthrough video of the aircraft build process. The enhanced walkthrough video may include a parallax grid overlay and/or a thermal scan overlay integrated into the video. The system may then analyze the enhanced walkthrough video using post-processing analytics to identify anomalies and irregularities that occurred during the aircraft build process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Chong Choi
  • Patent number: 10592853
    Abstract: A manufacturing materiel management system. The system includes a product inventory monitor including at least one processor having a memory and a communications link, and at least one of a minimum-maximum item matrix and an item supplier dependency matrix. The system includes a manufacturing line item sensor network coupled to the product inventory monitor and configured to monitor in real-time inventory levels of a plurality of components, sub-assemblies, and assemblies in the product inventory used for a manufacturing line for manufacturing an object. The system includes a disruption pattern detector in communication with the manufacturing line item sensor network, and configured to detect normal and abnormal inventory turns, and to generate therefrom normal and disruption patterns. The system includes a resource allocator configured to monitor the normal and disruption patterns and to allocate resources to different projects when a disrupted pattern occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Brian Dale Laughlin
  • Publication number: 20200043158
    Abstract: Provided is a system and method for generating enhanced stereographic videos of aircraft build processes. Specifically, the system comprises a stereoscopic recording device configured to capture a plurality of stages of an aircraft build process. The system further comprises one or more processors, memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory that comprise instructions for execution by the system to build a stereographic library including repositories of 3D video corresponding to the plurality of stages of the aircraft build process. The system then generates an enhanced walkthrough video of the aircraft build process. The enhanced walkthrough video may include a parallax grid overlay and/or a thermal scan overlay integrated into the video. The system may then analyze the enhanced walkthrough video using post-processing analytics to identify anomalies and irregularities that occurred during the aircraft build process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: John W. Glatfelter, Chong Choi
  • Patent number: 10529243
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure reduce the possibility of a collision between multiple aircraft, and provide early detection and warning capabilities to pilots and ground personnel of a potentially dangerous situation. To accomplish this function, nested 3D volumes of protected space are generated as geometric solids for each of a plurality of aircraft and monitored. Upon detecting that the volumes of protected space associated with multiple aircraft intersect each other, alarm notifications are generated to warn appropriate personnel that the aircraft could come within an unsafe distance of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: John W. Glatfelter