Patents by Inventor Ronaldo O. Cabrera

Ronaldo O. Cabrera 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: 6405975
    Abstract: A system for aiding ground maneuvering of an airplane. The system includes at least one camera mounted on the airplane for generating video images of at last one gear with tires, preferably a main or nose landing gear and the surrounding ground. The cockpit of the airplane includes a video display device that displays the generated video images and a user interface that allows selection of the format for displaying the generated video images. A camera mounted within a moveable component of the airplane is mounted on a movable device that compensates for component movement. The system also includes a display generator for generating in real-time superimposed oversteer targets on the displayed video images. The video images with oversteer targets assist the pilot in determining the airplane's actual position relative to runways, taxiways, obstacles and other ground features and to maneuver a plane with a wide wheel track long wheelbase, or both accordingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mithra M. K. V. Sankrithi, David W. McKenna, Mannon L. Wallace, Jr., Ronaldo O. Cabrera, Gary D. Reysa, Gerhard E. Seidel, John Yeeles, John Cashman