Patents by Inventor Michael Dean Hess

Michael Dean Hess 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).

  • Method and apparatus for displaying terrain elevation information
    Patent number: 7930097
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for presenting terrain elevation information on a vehicle display. In one advantageous embodiment, a swath representing an area ahead of the vehicle is identified, wherein the swath has a length and a width. A two dimensional elevation view is presented on the vehicle display, wherein a vertical axis of the two dimensional elevation view represents a highest elevation along a width of a swath for a particular point along the length of the swath. The width of the swath is updated in response to vehicle movement to form an updated swath width. The two dimensional elevation view is updated using the updated swath width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventor: Michael Dean Hess
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING TERRAIN ELEVATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20090024311
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for presenting terrain elevation information on a vehicle display. In one advantageous embodiment, a swath representing an area ahead of the vehicle is identified, wherein the swath has a length and a width. A two dimensional elevation view is presented on the vehicle display, wherein a vertical axis of the two dimensional elevation view represents a highest elevation along a width of a swath for a particular point along the length of the swath. The width of the swath is updated in response to vehicle movement to form an updated swath width. The two dimensional elevation view is updated using the updated swath width.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Dean Hess