Patents by Inventor Jonathan Boer

Jonathan Boer 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: 12170030
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that an engine inlet of an engine of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to determine whether persons or foreign objects are present near the engine inlet, or detect damage or deformation of the engine inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Patent number: 12170029
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that an evacuation slide deployment path is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to identify a region within the captured image data that corresponds to the evacuation slide deployment path, determine whether the evacuation slide deployment path will generate a failed deployment outcome, and produce a warning associated with the evacuation slide deployment path in response to determining that the evacuation slide deployment path will generate the failed deployment outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Patent number: 12100307
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a leading edge of a wing of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to predict a likelihood of foreign object collision with the leading edge of the wing, or detect damage or deformation to the leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20240212365
    Abstract: A biometric sensing system for an aircraft cockpit includes an infrared camera, infrared illuminators, and a CPU. The infrared camera is mounted in a flight deck display surface of the cockpit and has a field of view including an upper body region of a flight crew member when the flight crew member is seated in the cockpit. The infrared illuminators are mounted in the flight deck display surface and directed to illuminate the upper body region of the flight crew member when the flight crew member is seated in the cockpit. The CPU can communicate instructions to the infrared camera and infrared illuminators, receive image data captured by the infrared camera, and process the image data captured by the infrared camera in order to determine an alertness level of the flight crew member based on at least one biometric characteristic within the captured image data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas Eucken, Joseph T. Pesik, Isaac A. Jensen, Jonathan Boer, Dat Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11955022
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a wheel of a main landing gear of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to monitor the landing gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230048696
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a wheel of a main landing gear of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to monitor the landing gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230048021
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that an evacuation slide deployment path is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to identify a region within the captured image data that corresponds to the evacuation slide deployment path, determine whether the evacuation slide deployment path will generate a failed deployment outcome, and produce a warning associated with the evacuation slide deployment path in response to determining that the evacuation slide deployment path will generate the failed deployment outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230050216
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that an engine inlet of an engine of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to determine whether persons or foreign objects are present near the engine inlet, or detect damage or deformation of the engine inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230048101
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a jet bridge cabin is within the field of view of the camera when the aircraft is within a docking distance of the jet bridge cabin. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230049312
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a leading edge of a wing of the aircraft is within the field of view of the camera. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera to predict a likelihood of foreign object collision with the leading edge of the wing, or detect damage or deformation to the leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20230052176
    Abstract: A camera with a field of view toward an external environment of an aircraft is disposed within an aircraft door such that a ground surface is within the field of view of the camera during taxiing of the aircraft. A display device is disposed within an interior of the aircraft. A processor is operatively coupled to the camera and to the display device. The processor analyzes image data captured by the camera for docking guidance by identifying, within the captured image data, a region on the ground surface corresponding to an alignment fiducial indicating a parking location for the aircraft, determining, based on the region of the captured image data corresponding to the alignment fiducial indicating the parking location, a relative location of the aircraft with respect to the alignment fiducial, and outputting an indication of the relative location of the aircraft to the alignment fiducial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Joseph T. Pesik, Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20190068880
    Abstract: Exterior camera systems of an aircraft include an image sensor configured to capture image data and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine a contrast of at least a portion of the captured image data; evaluate whether the contrast is less than a threshold contrast level; and output, in response to the contrast being less than the threshold contrast level, an initiate heating command configured to initiate heating of a camera window positioned between the image sensor and an exterior of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan Boer
  • Publication number: 20190068863
    Abstract: Camera systems of an aircraft include an image sensor configured to capture image data and one or more processors. The one or more processors configured to determine at least one image property of the captured image data; evaluate whether the at least one image property is within an acceptable range; and output, in response to the at least one image property being outside the acceptable range, a lighting command configured to adjust light provided by a lighting system of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventor: Jonathan Boer
  • Patent number: 9854707
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system may have a base, a mounting apparatus for attaching the base to a device, a gasket shelf for placing a gasket, a dissipation member for dissipating heat, and heat generator attachment sites for absorbing heat. A mounting apparatus may have finger-like extensions which flex and draw the base into contact with an underlying electronic device from which the system conducts heat. A base may also have an integrated heat pipe clamp attachment forming an aperture in the base into which a heat pipe may extend and may be clamped in thermal communication. The dissipation device may be a series of fins and troughs and a fan may direct air over the dissipation device to cool the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Curtis Wicks, Eric Lovaasen, Kaleb Anderson, Jonathan Boer
  • Patent number: 9604580
    Abstract: A mount includes a keyed insert and a key receiver. The keyed insert includes a key base and a keyed plate mounted to the key base and having one or more key features extending from a periphery of the keyed plate. The key receiver accepts the keyed insert and includes a receiver base, a retaining ring, a key set ring, a key entrance ring, and a spring plate. The retaining ring is connected to the receiver base. The key set ring is disposed between the retaining ring and the receiver base and includes one or more receiving notches and one or more locking notches. The one or more receiving notches is configured to receive the one or more key features the one or more locking notch is spaced away from the one or more receiving notch and is configured to lockingly engage the one or more key features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Boer, Kenneth Freeman, Eric Lovaasen
  • Publication number: 20160368431
    Abstract: A mount includes a keyed insert and a key receiver. The keyed insert includes a key base and a keyed plate mounted to the key base and having one or more key features extending from a periphery of the keyed plate. The key receiver accepts the keyed insert and includes a receiver base, a retaining ring, a key set ring, a key entrance ring, and a spring plate. The retaining ring is connected to the receiver base. The key set ring is disposed between the retaining ring and the receiver base and includes one or more receiving notches and one or more locking notches. The one or more receiving notches is configured to receive the one or more key features the one or more locking notch is spaced away from the one or more receiving notch and is configured to lockingly engage the one or more key features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Boer, Kenneth Freeman, Eric Lovaasen
  • Publication number: 20150201529
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system may have a base, a mounting apparatus for attaching the base to a device, a gasket shelf for placing a gasket, a dissipation member for dissipating heat, and heat generator attachment sites for absorbing heat. A mounting apparatus may have finger-like extensions which flex and draw the base into contact with an underlying electronic device from which the system conducts heat. A base may also have an integrated heat pipe clamp attachment forming an aperture in the base into which a heat pipe may extend and may be clamped in thermal communication. The dissipation device may be a series of fins and troughs and a fan may direct air over the dissipation device to cool the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis Wicks, Eric Lovaasen, Kaleb Anderson, Jonathan Boer