Patents by Inventor Richard J. Sasiela

Richard J. Sasiela 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: 5374932
    Abstract: An airport surface traffic surveillance and automation system addresses a wide variety of airport surface conflict scenarios using a combination of runway-status lights, controller alerts, and enhanced controller displays. Runway-status lights, composed of runway-entrance lights and takeoff-hold lights, provide alerts directly to pilots and vehicle operators, to prevent runway incursions before they happen. Controller alerts are used to direct a controller's attention to existing conflicts between aircraft on or near the runways. Enhanced displays present symbology to describe aircraft position, size, direction and speed of motion, altitude, aircraft flight number, and equipment type. Aircraft on approach to runways are also depicted on the displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Daniel Wyschogrod, Loren Wood, James L. Sturdy, Hayden B. Schultz, Richard J. Sasiela, Douglas V. Marquis, William H. Harman, III, James R. Eggert, Peter M. Daly