Patents by Inventor Steve M. Rutherford

Steve M. Rutherford 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).

  • Aircraft traffic display
    Patent number: 8736465
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying additional traffic information beyond that received from an ADS-B or other transponder communication. Such additional traffic information may be displayed on a display screen within a cockpit, and may include such things as an aircraft's make, model, manufacturer, or other information. The additional information may be displayed as text, or one or more pictures, icons, or symbols that correspond to this additional information, or any combination of text and such items. The additional information may be determined from one or more databases that correlate information received in the transponder communication to the additional information that is not contained within the transponder communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Rutherford, Dennis Polischuk
  • AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20120182161
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying additional traffic information beyond that received from an ADS-B or other transponder communication. Such additional traffic information may be displayed on a display screen within a cockpit, and may include such things as an aircraft's make, model, manufacturer, or other information. The additional information may be displayed as text, or one or more pictures, icons, or symbols that correspond to this additional information, or any combination of text and such items. The additional information may be determined from one or more databases that correlate information received in the transponder communication to the additional information that is not contained within the transponder communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve M. Rutherford, Dennis Polischuk