Patents by Inventor Robert J. Richard

Robert J. Richard 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).

  • Enhancement of airborne weather radar performance using external weather data
    Patent number: 10175353
    Abstract: A weather radar control system includes a processor configured to acquire first weather data for a first area extending from an aircraft from a weather radar system onboard the aircraft. The first weather data includes a first location of a weather event in the first area. The processor is further configured to receive second weather data for a second area with respect to the aircraft via the communication system from an external location where the second weather data includes a second location of a weather event in the second area, and correlate the first weather data and the second weather data. The processor is further configured to generate display data for display based on the correlated weather data where the display data is for a display area at least partially defined by the first and second areas, and provide the display data to a display system onboard the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Kronfeld, Venkata A. Sishtla, Roy E. Robertson, Robert J. Richard
  • ENHANCEMENT OF AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR PERFORMANCE USING EXTERNAL WEATHER DATA
    Publication number: 20170082745
    Abstract: A weather radar control system includes a processor configured to acquire first weather data for a first area extending from an aircraft from a weather radar system onboard the aircraft. The first weather data includes a first location of a weather event in the first area. The processor is further configured to receive second weather data for a second area with respect to the aircraft via the communication system from an external location where the second weather data includes a second location of a weather event in the second area, and correlate the first weather data and the second weather data. The processor is further configured to generate display data for display based on the correlated weather data where the display data is for a display area at least partially defined by the first and second areas, and provide the display data to a display system onboard the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: Rockwell Collins Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin M. Kronfeld, Venkata A. Sishtla, Roy E. Robertson, Robert J. Richard