Patents by Inventor Mark Giddings
Mark Giddings 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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Publication number: 20230349444Abstract: A mounting device for an elongate member, comprising: an elongate housing having an elongate axis; an internal passageway passing through the elongate housing parallel to the elongate axis; an elongate sleeve located within the internal passageway and being configured for longitudinal movement along the passageway; a plurality of ball-receiving recesses in the wall of the internal passageway, each recess having a ball-guiding surface inclined to the longitudinal axis; a plurality of apertures in the sleeve; a ball located in each of the ball-receiving recesses and engaged with a respective aperture in the sleeve, the balls and the apertures being configured to allow the balls to project partially through the apertures but to prevent balls from passing through; biasing means configured to bias the sleeve in a direction to urge the balls to project radially inwardly through their respective apertures in the sleeve and into the internal passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Inventors: Craig Richard THOMSON, Anthony John LITTLE, Stephen BENNETT, Daniel Mark GIDDINGS
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Patent number: 11024181Abstract: Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Marisela Mendez Tapia, Jerry Ball, Mark Giddings
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Patent number: 10720064Abstract: Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Marisela Mendez Tapia, Jerry Ball, Mark Giddings
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Patent number: 10699584Abstract: Flight planning systems and methods are provided, which augment supersonic flight planning via the integration of sonic boom forecast data. In embodiments, the flight planning system includes a display device, a pilot input interface, and a controller architecture coupled to the display device and to the pilot input interface. During system operation, the controller architecture receives flight plan criteria entered via the pilot input interface. The controller architecture then endeavors to generate or construct a boom-regulated flight plan, which includes at least one supersonic flight plan segment, in accordance with the flight plan criteria. If unable to construct a boom-regulated flight plan, the controller architecture generates a visual notification on the display device. The visual notification can include, for example, a warning that an excessive sonic boom or overpressure event may occur during execution of the flight plan by an aircraft, absent modifications to the flight plan.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Jerry Ball, Troy Nichols, Mark A. Giddings
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Publication number: 20200033185Abstract: Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Marisela Mendez Tapia, Jerry Ball, Mark Giddings
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Publication number: 20190272762Abstract: Flight planning systems and methods are provided, which augment supersonic flight planning via the integration of sonic boom forecast data. In embodiments, the flight planning system includes a display device, a pilot input interface, and a controller architecture coupled to the display device and to the pilot input interface. During system operation, the controller architecture receives flight plan criteria entered via the pilot input interface. The controller architecture then endeavors to generate or construct a boom-regulated flight plan, which includes at least one supersonic flight plan segment, in accordance with the flight plan criteria. If unable to construct a boom-regulated flight plan, the controller architecture generates a visual notification on the display device. The visual notification can include, for example, a warning that an excessive sonic boom or overpressure event may occur during execution of the flight plan by an aircraft, absent modifications to the flight plan.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 2, 2018Publication date: September 5, 2019Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Jerry Ball, Troy Nichols, Mark A. Giddings
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Publication number: 20190137326Abstract: Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2018Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Marisela Mendez Tapia, Jerry Ball, Mark Giddings
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Patent number: 10214300Abstract: A system and method are provided that improve upon existing aircraft display systems by generating and updating an overrun image that may be overlaid on a variety of panoramic and landscape images on a display device. The overrun image displays stopping locations for all relevant available stopping devices, as determined from the far end of the selected runway. In addition, the aircraft display system determines an advisory zone on the selected runway and presents limited symbols and images in and near the advisory zone that indicate distances and relevant information.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Thea L Feyereisen, Mark Giddings, Gang He, Steve Johnson
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Patent number: 10209122Abstract: Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: John G. Suddreth, Marisela Mendez Tapia, Jerry Ball, Mark Giddings
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Patent number: 10053224Abstract: A system method for providing aircraft lateral navigation system capability feedback to a pilot includes determining, in a processor, when a flight plan has been received that includes a flight leg that needs to be captured by the aircraft. A determination is made, in the processor, when an armed signal has been received, where the armed signal indicating that an aircraft autopilot navigation mode (NAV) has been armed. The processor is used to command a display device to render the flight leg using a first display paradigm when the armed signal has not been received, and to render the flight leg using a second display paradigm when the armed signal has been received.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Dave Pepitone, John Meeker, Mark Giddings, Ivan Sandy Wyatt, John Suddreth, Aaron Gannon
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Publication number: 20180127111Abstract: A system and method are provided that improve upon existing aircraft display systems by generating and updating an overrun image that may be overlaid on a variety of panoramic and landscape images on a display device. The overrun image displays stopping locations for all relevant available stopping devices, as determined from the far end of the selected runway. In addition, the aircraft display system determines an advisory zone on the selected runway and presents limited symbols and images in and near the advisory zone that indicate distances and relevant information.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Thea L. Feyereisen, Mark Giddings, Gang He, Steve Johnson
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Publication number: 20170349295Abstract: A system method for providing aircraft lateral navigation system capability feedback to a pilot includes determining, in a processor, when a flight plan has been received that includes a flight leg that needs to be captured by the aircraft. A determination is made, in the processor, when an armed signal has been received, where the armed signal indicating that an aircraft autopilot navigation mode (NAV) has been armed. The processor is used to command a display device to render the flight leg using a first display paradigm when the armed signal has not been received, and to render the flight leg using a second display paradigm when the armed signal has been received.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.Inventors: Dave Pepitone, John Meeker, Mark Giddings, Ivan Sandy Wyatt, John Suddreth, Aaron Gannon