Patents by Inventor Kenneth Cobleigh
Kenneth Cobleigh 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).
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Patent number: 9150310Abstract: A method for aerial refueling situational awareness is described. The method includes providing, to a display, a video image of the refueling environment, and providing at least one video overlay onto the video image, the at least one video overlay indicative of a positional relationship between an aircraft to be refueled and a tanker aircraft, the at least one video overlay including at least one guidance cue to assist in the alignment and coupling of the aerial refueling boom with the receiving aircraft receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: James F. Bray, Kenneth A. Cobleigh
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Patent number: 7454442Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for managing ground transportation in a geographical area are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a graphical information systems (GIS) database that stores traffic data related to the geographical area, wherein the GIS database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within the geographic area and at least one arc representing at least one street within the geographic area, an impedance calculation engine, coupled to the GIS database, that determines impedances associated with the at least one node and at least one arc, and a data formatter, coupled to the GIS database and to the impedance calculation engine, for formatting incoming data used by the impedance calculation engine, wherein the impedance calculation engine updates impedances associated with the at least one node and the at least one arc based on inputs from the GIS database.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: November 18, 2008Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Kenneth A. Cobleigh, Pauline Joe, Daniel J. Gadler, James R. Hamilton
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Patent number: 7349768Abstract: A GIS-based system that determines evacuation routes for specific areas requiring evacuation. Evacuation and safe areas are determined, and evacuation routes plotted, based on emergency-specific information as well as road flow and estimated time of travel for each section of road between the evacuation area and safe area. Routes, evacuation areas, and safe areas are dynamically calculated and recalculated based on additional data, either real-time, historical, or other data added to the system, to compute optimal initial routes and redirect evacuees if changes in the emergency situation occur.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2005Date of Patent: March 25, 2008Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Alan E. Bruce, Kenneth A. Cobleigh, Pauline Joe
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Publication number: 20080046134Abstract: A GIS-based system that determines evacuation routes for specific areas requiring evacuation. Evacuation and safe areas are determined, and evacuation routes plotted, based on emergency-specific information as well as road flow and estimated time of travel for each section of road between the evacuation area and safe area. Routes, evacuation areas, and safe areas are dynamically calculated and recalculated based on additional data, either real-time, historical, or other data added to the system, to compute optimal initial routes and redirect evacuees if changes in the emergency situation occur.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Alan Bruce, Kenneth Cobleigh, Pauline Joe
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Patent number: 7312722Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the availability of a plurality of parking spaces and of reserving one or more of such available parking spaces is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting data indicating an occupancy status of at least a subset of the plurality of parking spaces; generating a parking database describing an availability of one or more of the parking spaces from the accepted data; accepting a request from a user, the request being for data describing the availability of the one or more of the parking spaces from the parking database; and providing the data describing availability of the one or more of the parking spaces to the user.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2005Date of Patent: December 25, 2007Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Brian J. Tillotson, Kenneth A. Cobleigh
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Publication number: 20060250278Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining the availability of a plurality of parking spaces and of reserving one or more of such available parking spaces is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of accepting data indicating an occupancy status of at least a subset of the plurality of parking spaces; generating a parking database describing an availability of one or more of the parking spaces from the accepted data; accepting a request from a user, the request being for data describing the availability of the one or more of the parking spaces from the parking database; and providing the data describing availability of the one or more of the parking spaces to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2005Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Brian Tillotson, Kenneth Cobleigh
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Publication number: 20060242108Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for managing ground transportation in a geographical area are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a graphical information systems (GIS) database that represents the geographical area, wherein the GIS database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within the geographic area and at least one arc representing at least one street within the geographic area, a data fusion converter, coupled to the GIS database, for converting external data into a format acceptable to the GIS database, and a dynamic routing tool, coupled to the GIS database, wherein the dynamic routing tool accepts data from the GIS database and determines a transportation route for at least one vehicle within the geographical area using the data from the GIS database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Steven Cuspard, Daniel Gadler, Kenneth Cobleigh, Pauline Joe
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Publication number: 20060241855Abstract: GIS-based methods and apparatuses for determining transportation routes are disclosed. A method in accordance with the present invention comprises determining a transportation route using a geographical information systems (GIS) database that represents a geographical area, wherein the GIS database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within the geographic area and at least one arc representing at least one street within the geographic area. The method further comprises determining a start point within the geographic area, determining an end point within the geographic area, and dynamically determining at least a first route between the start point and the end point, the route containing at least one arc, wherein the first route is determined by using a characteristic of the arc between the start point and the end point.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Pauline Joe, Kenneth Cobleigh, William Lyons
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Publication number: 20060241856Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for managing ground transportation in a geographical area are disclosed. A graphical information system for managing ground transportation in a geographical area in accordance with the present invention comprises a database for storing data representing the geographical area, wherein the database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within the geographic area and at least one arc representing at least one street within the geographic area, and a dynamic routing tool, coupled to the database, wherein the dynamic routing tool accepts data from the database and determines at least one transportation route for at least one vehicle within the geographical area using the data from the database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Kenneth Cobleigh, Pauline Joe, Daniel Gadler, Steven Cuspard
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Publication number: 20060242199Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses for managing ground transportation in a geographical area are disclosed. A system in accordance with the present invention comprises a graphical information systems (GIS) database that stores traffic data related to the geographical area, wherein the GIS database includes at least one node representing at least one geographical location within the geographic area and at least one arc representing at least one street within the geographic area, an impedance calculation engine, coupled to the GIS database, that determines impedances associated with the at least one node and at least one arc, and a data formatter, coupled to the GIS database and to the impedance calculation engine, for formatting incoming data used by the impedance calculation engine, wherein the impedance calculation engine updates impedances associated with the at least one node and the at least one arc based on inputs from the GIS database.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2005Publication date: October 26, 2006Inventors: Kenneth Cobleigh, Pauline Joe, Daniel Gadler, James Hamilton