Patents by Inventor Steve Tate

Steve Tate 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: 11893895
    Abstract: A device is specified for ascertaining a movement corridor for lightweight aircraft. The device includes a first interface, a second interface, and a processing unit. The first interface is configured to receive aircraft data relating to the lightweight aircraft, wherein the aircraft data at least contain flight properties and functions of the lightweight aircraft. The second interface is configured to receive weather data from a weather information source, wherein the weather data contain weather predictions and also current weather data and contain at least air movements in an altitude profile between a maximum altitude of the lightweight aircraft and the Earth's surface. The processing unit is configured to compare the aircraft data to the weather data and to ascertain a probable movement corridor of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Inventors: Fabian Klüßendorf, Paul Stevens, Steve Tate
  • Publication number: 20220148441
    Abstract: A device is specified for producing a flight plan for lightweight aircraft. The device includes a first interface, a second interface, and a processing unit. The first interface is configured to receive aircraft data relating to the lightweight aircraft, wherein the aircraft data at least contain flight properties and functions of the lightweight aircraft. The second interface is configured to receive weather data from a weather information source, wherein the weather data contain at least weather data from the past and contain at least air movements in an altitude profile between a maximum altitude of the lightweight aircraft and the Earth's surface. The processing unit is configured to compare the aircraft data to the weather data and to ascertain whether the lightweight aircraft is manoeuvrable in the case of the received weather data and on the basis of the aircraft data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Klüßendorf, Paul Stevens, Steve Tate
  • Publication number: 20220139236
    Abstract: A device is specified for ascertaining a movement corridor for lightweight aircraft. The device includes a first interface, a second interface, and a processing unit. The first interface is configured to receive aircraft data relating to the lightweight aircraft, wherein the aircraft data at least contain flight properties and functions of the lightweight aircraft. The second interface is configured to receive weather data from a weather information source, wherein the weather data contain weather predictions and also current weather data and contain at least air movements in an altitude profile between a maximum altitude of the lightweight aircraft and the Earth's surface. The processing unit is configured to compare the aircraft data to the weather data and to ascertain a probable movement corridor of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Klüßendorf, Paul Stevens, Steve Tate
  • Patent number: 11302199
    Abstract: A device for determining a region of impact of an aircraft on the surface of the Earth in the event of an emergency is configured to compare weather forecasts from the past with the weather conditions that are actually occurring and to determine therefrom an uncertainty of the weather forecasts using statistical means. This uncertainty of the weather forecasts is used in addition to position data and state information of the aircraft in order to determine a probable region of impact of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Fabian Klüßendorf, Paul Stevens, Steve Tate
  • Publication number: 20200226934
    Abstract: A device for determining a region of impact of an aircraft on the surface of the Earth in the event of an emergency is configured to compare weather forecasts from the past with the weather conditions that are actually occurring and to determine therefrom an uncertainty of the weather forecasts using statistical means. This uncertainty of the weather forecasts is used in addition to position data and state information of the aircraft in order to determine a probable region of impact of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Fabian Klüßendorf, Paul Stevens, Steve Tate