Patents by Inventor Karen R. Beauchamp

Karen R. Beauchamp 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).

  • System and method for distinguishing ADS-B out function failures from transponder failures
    Patent number: 9923648
    Abstract: Systems and methods for testing and distinguishing ADS-B Out function failures from transponder failures are disclosed. The system may include a transponder configured to: detect a test signal on an electronic interface coupled with the transponder; in response to a detection of the test signal, determine whether the transponder is experiencing a transponder failure or an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out function failure; and for a predetermined period of time starting from the detection of the test signal, report a failure signal to only when it is determined that the transponder is experiencing the transponder failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy H. Jacobson, Matthew S. Erickson, Karen R. Beauchamp