Patents by Inventor Ronald S. Doeppner

Ronald S. Doeppner 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).

  • Module for integrated approach to an offshore facility
    Patent number: 8442706
    Abstract: A system and method to facilitate approach of a VTOL aircraft to an offshore facility includes inputting a waypoint for a landing platform of an offshore facility into an aircraft module, inputting an offset distance from the landing platform into the aircraft module, inputting a minimum descent height into an aircraft module, and inputting a final approach inbound course toward the landing platform into the aircraft module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald S. Doeppner, Donald W. Fowler, Stephen P. Lee, Lan Hoang, Anil Mehra
  • MODULE FOR INTEGRATED APPROACH TO AN OFFSHORE FACILITY
    Publication number: 20100168939
    Abstract: A system and method to facilitate approach of a VTOL aircraft to an offshore facility includes inputting a waypoint for a landing platform of an offshore facility into an aircraft module, inputting an offset distance from the landing platform into the aircraft module, inputting a minimum descent height into an aircraft module, and inputting a final approach inbound course toward the landing platform into the aircraft module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Ronald S. Doeppner, Donald W. Fowler, Stephen P. Lee, Lan Hoang, Anil Mehra