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).
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Patent number: 10336467Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer, Robert D. Teter
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Publication number: 20170305573Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
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Patent number: 9701422Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer, Robert D. Teter
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Patent number: 9546003Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer
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Publication number: 20170008642Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
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Publication number: 20170008639Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 29, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER, Robert D. TETER
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Publication number: 20160159494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER
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Patent number: 9346552Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 11, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Safe Flight Instrument CorporationInventors: Randall A. Greene, Shawn P. Beyer
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Publication number: 20150291287Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: SAFE FLIGHT INSTRUMENT CORPORATIONInventors: Randall A. GREENE, Shawn P. BEYER