Patents by Inventor Phil Hess

Phil 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).

  • Methods and systems of relative navigation for shipboard landings
    Patent number: 7474962
    Abstract: A method for guiding the approach and landing of an aircraft is provided. The method involves receiving navigation information from the aircraft, receiving navigation information from an aircraft carrier, integrating the navigation information from the aircraft with the navigation information from the aircraft carrier to determine a relative velocity and a relative position between the aircraft and the aircraft carrier, and propagating the relative velocity and the relative position forward in time for navigation purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: James Waid, Kevin Dutton, Adam Boseley, Kenneth S. Morgan, Phil Hess, Michael Vaujin
  • Methods and systems of relative navigation for shipboard landings
    Publication number: 20070016371
    Abstract: A method for guiding the approach and landing of an aircraft is provided. The method involves receiving navigation information from the aircraft, receiving navigation information from an aircraft carrier, integrating the navigation information from the aircraft with the navigation information from the aircraft carrier to determine a relative velocity and a relative position between the aircraft and the aircraft carrier, and propagating the relative velocity and the relative position forward in time for navigation purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: James Waid, Kevin Dutton, Adam Boseley, Kenneth Morgan, Phil Hess, Michael Vaujin