Patents by Inventor Robert J. Tenwinkel

Robert J. Tenwinkel 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 for displaying messages from a plurality of sources
    Patent number: 8019489
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a flight deck display system for displaying text messages are provided. The system includes an alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals, and a flight deck display screen that includes a screen portion that is separately controlled by the alert generator to display messages received from the alert generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Ben M. Harrison, Robert J. Tenwinkel, Drew W. Houck
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING MESSAGES FROM A PLURALITY OF SOURCES
    Publication number: 20080154441
    Abstract: Methods and systems for a flight deck display system for displaying text messages are provided. The system includes an alert generator configured to receive message signals from a plurality of aircraft systems and to generate alert messages based on the received message signals, and a flight deck display screen that includes a screen portion that is separately controlled by the alert generator to display messages received from the alert generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Ben M. Harrison, Robert J. Tenwinkel, Drew W. Houck