Patents by Inventor Sherif Fouad Ali

Sherif Fouad Ali 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).

  • Method of automatically controlling the descent phase of an aircraft using aircraft avionics executing a descent algorithm
    Patent number: 9646505
    Abstract: A method of controlling the flight of an aircraft by automatically controlling the descent phase of an aircraft using a Flight Management System and Flight Guidance System (FMS & FGS) to control the air speed of the air craft and respond to an over speed condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Sherif Fouad Ali, Mark Lawrence Darnell
  • METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING THE DESCENT PHASE OF AN AIRCRAFT USING AIRCRAFT AVIONICS EXECUTING A DESCENT ALGORITHM
    Publication number: 20170011639
    Abstract: A method of controlling the flight of an aircraft by automatically controlling the descent phase of an aircraft using a Flight Management System and Flight Guidance System (FMS & FGS) to control the air speed of the air craft and respond to an over speed condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Sherif Fouad Ali, Mark Lawrence Darnell
  • FLIGHT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AUTOLAND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140316617
    Abstract: A method and system for operating an aircraft having an autoflight system comprising flight guidance functionality and autoland functionality providing input to a flight control system such that both the autoflight and autoland functionality and their corresponding systems are operated at a Design Assurance Level A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventor: Sherif Fouad Ali
  • Flight system for an aircraft having an autoland system
    Patent number: 8862290
    Abstract: A method and system for operating an aircraft having an autoflight system comprising flight guidance functionality and autoland functionality providing input to a flight control system such that both the autoflight and autoland functionality and their corresponding systems are operated at a Design Assurance Level A.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventor: Sherif Fouad Ali
  • Overlay for a video display unit
    Patent number: D914565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Michael Francis Guidoboni, Lauralee Grizzaffi, David Howard Carrillo, Sherif Fouad Ali, Glen Roy Brickey, Timothy Wahl, Mark Campbell