Patents by Inventor Mike Spowart

Mike Spowart 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).

  • Calibration of aircraft instruments using a laser sensor
    Patent number: 10352813
    Abstract: A method for correcting an ambient pressure measurement, a method for calculating a temperature, and an apparatus for affecting the same for an aircraft measuring system are provided. The methods include the steps of receiving an airspeed measurement from a laser sensor, receiving a total pressure measurement, and calculating an ambient pressure correction. A corrected ambient pressure or a calculated temperature may be calculated. The apparatus includes a laser sensor configured to provide an airspeed measurement, an aircraft instrument configured to provide a total pressure measurement, and a processing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Inventors: William A Cooper, Scott Spuler, Mike Spowart, Dirk Richter
  • CALIBRATION OF AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENTS USING A LASER SENSOR
    Publication number: 20150094976
    Abstract: A method for correcting an ambient pressure measurement, a method for calculating a temperature, and an apparatus for affecting the same for an aircraft measuring system are provided. The methods include the steps of receiving an airspeed measurement from a laser sensor, receiving a total pressure measurement, and calculating an ambient pressure correction. A corrected ambient pressure or a calculated temperature may be calculated. The apparatus includes a laser sensor configured to provide an airspeed measurement, an aircraft instrument configured to provide a total pressure measurement, and a processing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    Inventors: William A. COOPER, Scott Spuler, Mike Spowart, Dirk Richter