Patents by Inventor Paul Heyd

Paul Heyd 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).

  • Patent number: 11455039
    Abstract: An avionics lower level device (LLD) simulator may include at least one touchscreen display device. The at least one touchscreen display device may include a display stack assembly including at least one touchscreen sensor and a display and at least one advanced haptic feedback component positioned proximate to the display stack assembly. The at least one touchscreen display device may be configured to display at least one GUI or GUI icon, the at least one GUI or GUI icon related to an operation of an aircraft, may be configured to provide at least one advanced haptic feedback response following an interaction with the at least one GUI or GUI icon displayed on the at least one touchscreen display device, and may be configured to mimic a physical response observed following an operation of a mechanical component installed within a cockpit of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Heyd, Paul Langholz
  • Publication number: 20220083139
    Abstract: An avionics lower level device (LLD) simulator may include at least one touchscreen display device. The at least one touchscreen display device may include a display stack assembly including at least one touchscreen sensor and a display and at least one advanced haptic feedback component positioned proximate to the display stack assembly. The at least one touchscreen display device may be configured to display at least one GUI or GUI icon, the at least one GUI or GUI icon related to an operation of an aircraft, may be configured to provide at least one advanced haptic feedback response following an interaction with the at least one GUI or GUI icon displayed on the at least one touchscreen display device, and may be configured to mimic a physical response observed following an operation of a mechanical component installed within a cockpit of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Heyd, Paul Langholz
  • Publication number: 20210327295
    Abstract: A simulator is disclosed. The simulator includes a display configured to display a 3D simulated environment and a tracking system configured to track a target. The tracking system also includes a projection configured to illuminate the target and a sensor configured to obtain a depth-image of the target. The tracking system also includes a processor configured to determine the distance of the target and/or an angle of the face of a target from the tracking system and/or display. The simulator also includes a computing unit communicatively coupled to the display and the tracking system. The computing unit is configured to send the 3D simulated environment signal to the display and to perform an adjustment of the 3D simulated environment based on at least one of the distance of the target or an angle of a face of the target relative to at least one of the display or tracking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Heyd, Spencer Owen, Vincent Loschiavo