Patents by Inventor Stephen Hardgrave

Stephen Hardgrave 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: 6816762
    Abstract: An aircraft data collection device directed at solving problems associated with the completion and return of aircraft operational data and/or technical log data. The device is for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having associated security level. The device has a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface to obtain operational and/or technical data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users. Each item of data has an associated security level, wherein the user interface only accepts an item of data from a user when the authorisation level of the user at least matches the authorisation level of the item of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Flightman Research Limited
    Inventors: Bernard Hensey, Stephen Hardgrave, Jonathan Brennan
  • Publication number: 20030109973
    Abstract: The present invention is directed at solving problems associated with the completion and return of aircraft operational data and/or technical log data. In particular, the present invention provides an aircraft data collection device for use by a plurality of users, each of the users having an associated security level, the data collection device comprising: a security means for identifying a user and determining their associated security level, a user interface means adapted to obtain operational and/or technical data associated with an aircraft flight cycle, from one or more of the plurality of users, each item of data having an associated security level, wherein the user interface means is adapted to only accept an item of data from a user when the authorization level of the user at least matches the authorization level of the item of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventors: Bernard Hensey, Stephen Hardgrave, Jonathan Brennan