Patents by Inventor Michael Homan

Michael Homan 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 system for creating an approach to a position on the ground from a location above the ground
    Patent number: 6216065
    Abstract: A method and system for creating a precision approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground is disclosed. The system comprises a display unit onboard the aircraft that displays a digital moving map, a database onboard the aircraft that contains digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data, a global positioning receiver that identifies the in flight position of the aircraft and an input device use to select the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map. A processor that is also onboard the aircraft is communicably linked to the display unit, the database and the global positioning receiver. The processor generates the digital moving map on the display unit from the digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data and creates an approach derived from global positioning system data for the aircraft to the position on the ground selected on the digital moving map based upon the in flight position of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Gary W. Hall, Michael Homan, Ron Bell
  • Custom automobile grille
    Patent number: D475330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Michael Homan