Patents by Inventor Richard William Ellerbrock

Richard William Ellerbrock 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: 7756637
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a position indicating display system for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a map display unit configured to display a map representative of an area being traversed by the aircraft, and an overlay comprising an own ship depiction, said overlay displayed on the map for a period of time in response to an input from at least one of a user and an aircraft sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Patrick Ralf Wipplinger, Richard William Ellerbrock
  • Publication number: 20090119135
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing charter flights. Current status is monitored for a plurality of aircraft including any aircraft currently in-flight. In response to receiving a request from a requester for service from a departure location to an arrival location, a set of flights from the departure location to the arrival location is identified using the current status of the plurality of aircraft to form a set of potential flight choices. A cost analysis is performed on the set of potential flight choices to form a set cost results. A portion of the set of potential flight choices is selected based on the set of cost results to form a set of planned flights. The set of planned flights is presented to the requester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: David Lawrence Schoeman, Richard William Ellerbrock
  • Publication number: 20080154442
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a position indicating display system for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a map display unit configured to display a map representative of an area being traversed by the aircraft, and an overlay comprising an own ship depiction, said overlay displayed on the map for a period of time in response to an input from at least one of a user and an aircraft sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Patrick Ralf Wipplinger, Richard William Ellerbrock