Patents by Inventor Tan N. Che

Tan N. Che 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).

  • On-board aircraft system and method for achieving and maintaining spacing
    Patent number: 8566012
    Abstract: A method for achieving and maintaining spacing between aircraft may include receiving by a following aircraft information related to a lead aircraft. The information is useable for achieving and maintaining spacing by the following aircraft from the lead aircraft. The method may also include determining spacing of the following aircraft from the lead aircraft. The method may additionally include receiving by the following aircraft a vertical profile for the traffic management environment. The method may further include automatically controlling throttle settings to achieve and maintain spacing by the following aircraft from the lead aircraft while maintaining the vertical profile of the following aircraft in response to an automatic spacing mode being enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Syed Tahir Shafaat, David S. Yotsuuye, Tan N. Che, Minh-Tri Le
  • Filtering aircraft traffic for display to a pilot
    Patent number: 8203465
    Abstract: A method for filtering and presenting relevant aircraft traffic to a pilot may include determining a location and altitude of aircraft within a predetermined airspace relative to the pilot's own aircraft. The method may also include presenting a representation of the pilot's own aircraft and a representation of the location of each of the aircraft within the predetermined airspace in relation to the pilot's own aircraft on a display to the pilot. The method may additionally include filtering relevant aircraft within a selected filtering airspace relative to the pilot's own aircraft. The method may further include presenting the representation of the relevant aircraft within the selected filtering airspace in a selected format to distinguish the relevant aircraft within the selected filtering airspace from any other aircraft that may be presented in the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Syed Tahir Shafaat, Tan N. Che, Minh-Tri Le
  • FILTERING AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC FOR DISPLAY TO A PILOT
    Publication number: 20110006918
    Abstract: A method for filtering and presenting relevant aircraft traffic to a pilot may include determining a location and altitude of aircraft within a predetermined airspace relative to the pilot's own aircraft. The method may also include presenting a representation of the pilot's own aircraft and a representation of the location of each of the aircraft within the predetermined airspace in relation to the pilot's own aircraft on a display to the pilot. The method may additionally include filtering relevant aircraft within a selected filtering airspace relative to the pilot's own aircraft. The method may further include presenting the representation of the relevant aircraft within the selected filtering airspace in a selected format to distinguish the relevant aircraft within the selected filtering airspace from any other aircraft that may be presented in the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Syed Tahir Shafaat, Tan N. Che, Minh-Tri Le