Patents by Inventor Robert G. Brewer

Robert G. Brewer 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).

  • Flight deck displays to enable visual separation standard
    Patent number: 9646504
    Abstract: Systems and methods that display information to enable a flight crew on a trailing aircraft to maintain separation behind a leading aircraft during an approach. Graphical designs are displayed on a navigation display or other display in the flight deck of the trailing aircraft to help the flight crew visually acquire the leading aircraft out the window and maintain at least a specified separation distance or spacing between the two aircraft even if visual contact is lost after the initial visual contact. A visual indication is provided on the display if that separation distance/spacing is attained. If for some reason the flight crew misses that visual indication and the trailing aircraft continues to get closer to the leading aircraft, another visual indication is provided, followed by an aural alert when a minimum safe spacing is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Syed Tahir Shafaat, Robert G. Brewer, David M. Myers, Aslaug Haraldsdottir, Nory K. Nishimura, Leon E. Robert
  • Flight Deck Displays to Enable Visual Separation Standard
    Publication number: 20170103660
    Abstract: Systems and methods that display information to enable a flight crew on a trailing aircraft to maintain separation behind a leading aircraft during an approach. Graphical designs are displayed on a navigation display or other display in the flight deck of the trailing aircraft to help the flight crew visually acquire the leading aircraft out the window and maintain at least a specified separation distance or spacing between the two aircraft even if visual contact is lost after the initial visual contact. A visual indication is provided on the display if that separation distance/spacing is attained. If for some reason the flight crew misses that visual indication and the trailing aircraft continues to get closer to the leading aircraft, another visual indication is provided, followed by an aural alert when a minimum safe spacing is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Syed Tahir Shafaat, Robert G. Brewer, David M. Myers, Aslaug Haraldsdottir, Nory K. Nishimura, Leon E. Robert
  • Systems and methods using multiple zones of detection as a function of accuracy
    Patent number: 8847793
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to avionics systems, and more particularly, to collision avoidance systems. In one embodiment, a system is delineated comprising a plurality of detection zones for a plurality of aircraft and means for issuing a report based on one or more of the plurality of detection zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems LLC
    Inventors: Richard D. Ridenour, Robert G. Brewer, Christopher W. Lowe
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MULTIPLE ZONES OF DETECTION AS A FUNCTION OF ACCURACY
    Publication number: 20110109481
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to avionics systems, and more particularly, to collision avoidance systems. In one embodiment, a system is delineated comprising a plurality of detection zones for a plurality of aircraft and means for issuing a report based on one or more of the plurality of detection zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Richard D. Ridenour, Robert G. Brewer, Christopher W. Lowe