Patents by Inventor Shawn P. BEYER

Shawn P. BEYER 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: 10336467
    Abstract: A warning method for an aircraft includes receiving a first parameter indicative of an aircraft's flight path, calculating a stable approach value based on the first parameter, receiving a second parameter indicative of the aircraft's turbulence, calculating a turbulence factor based on the second parameter, calculating a safe landing value based on the stable approach value and the turbulence factor, comparing the safe landing value to a threshold value, and providing an aircraft warning when the safe landing value fails to meet the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer, Robert D. Teter
  • Publication number: 20170305573
    Abstract: A warning method for an aircraft includes receiving a first parameter indicative of an aircraft's flight path, calculating a stable approach value based on the first parameter, receiving a second parameter indicative of the aircraft's turbulence, calculating a turbulence factor based on the second parameter, calculating a safe landing value based on the stable approach value and the turbulence factor, comparing the safe landing value to a threshold value, and providing an aircraft warning when the safe landing value fails to meet the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
  • Patent number: 9701422
    Abstract: A warning method for an aircraft includes receiving a first parameter indicative of an aircraft's flight path, calculating a stable approach value based on the first parameter, receiving a second parameter indicative of the aircraft's turbulence, calculating a turbulence factor based on the second parameter, calculating a safe landing value based on the stable approach value and the turbulence factor, comparing the safe landing value to a threshold value, and providing an aircraft warning when the safe landing value fails to meet the threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer, Robert D. Teter
  • Patent number: 9546003
    Abstract: A pitch command display method includes identifying touchdown of an aircraft, identifying a first value representing an actual pitch reduction rate of the aircraft, identifying a second value representing a target pitch reduction rate of the aircraft, determining a difference between the first value and the second value, and displaying a pitch command when the difference between the first value and second value is greater than a threshold amount and the aircraft has touched down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer
  • Publication number: 20170008642
    Abstract: A warning method for an aircraft includes receiving a first parameter indicative of an aircraft's flight path, calculating a stable approach value based on the first parameter, receiving a second parameter indicative of the aircraft's turbulence, calculating a turbulence factor based on the second parameter, calculating a safe landing value based on the stable approach value and the turbulence factor, comparing the safe landing value to a threshold value, and providing an aircraft warning when the safe landing value fails to meet the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
  • Publication number: 20170008639
    Abstract: A warning method for an aircraft includes receiving a first parameter indicative of an aircraft's flight path, calculating a stable approach value based on the first parameter, receiving a second parameter indicative of the aircraft's turbulence, calculating a turbulence factor based on the second parameter, calculating a safe landing value based on the stable approach value and the turbulence factor, comparing the safe landing value to a threshold value, and providing an aircraft warning when the safe landing value fails to meet the threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
  • Publication number: 20160159494
    Abstract: A pitch command display method includes identifying touchdown of an aircraft, identifying a first value representing an actual pitch reduction rate of the aircraft, identifying a second value representing a target pitch reduction rate of the aircraft, determining a difference between the first value and the second value, and displaying a pitch command when the difference between the first value and second value is greater than a threshold amount and the aircraft has touched down.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER
  • Patent number: 9346552
    Abstract: An autothrottle retard initiation method includes receiving an aircraft's ground speed, receiving the aircraft's vertical speed, determining autothrottle retard initiation height based on the aircraft's ground speed, the aircraft's vertical speed, and an aircraft vertical landing speed factor, receiving the aircraft's height above ground, and initiating autothrottle retard when the aircraft's height above ground and the autothrottle retard initiation height are equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument Corporation
    Inventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer
  • Publication number: 20150291287
    Abstract: An autothrottle retard initiation method includes receiving an aircraft's ground speed, receiving the aircraft's vertical speed, determining autothrottle retard initiation height based on the aircraft's ground speed, the aircraft's vertical speed, and an aircraft vertical landing speed factor, receiving the aircraft's height above ground, and initiating autothrottle retard when the aircraft's height above ground and the autothrottle retard initiation height are equal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER