Patents by Inventor Tarek H. Elghoroury

Tarek H. Elghoroury 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).

  • Optical device for estimating a center of gravity of an aircraft
    Patent number: 10627304
    Abstract: A system includes a signal generator that is configured to generate a first electrical signal. The system also includes a light source configured to generate a light beam based on the first electrical signal. The light source is also configured to direct the light beam towards a structural member of an aircraft. The system also includes a photoelectric sensor configured to receive a reflected light beam and convert the reflected light beam to a second electrical signal. The reflected light beam corresponds to a portion of the light beam that is reflected from one or more optical reflectors coupled to the structural member. The system also includes circuitry configured to estimate a location of a center-of-gravity of the aircraft based on a timing difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Sina S. Golshany, Martin M. Withington, Lowell B. Campbell, David A. Rathke, Tarek H. Elghoroury, Matthew W. Orr, Gnanulan Canagaratna
  • DEVICE TO ESTIMATE AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20190234825
    Abstract: A system includes a signal generator that is configured to generate a first electrical signal. The system also includes a light source configured to generate a light beam based on the first electrical signal. The light source is also configured to direct the light beam towards a structural member of an aircraft. The system also includes a photoelectric sensor configured to receive a reflected light beam and convert the reflected light beam to a second electrical signal. The reflected light beam corresponds to a portion of the light beam that is reflected from one or more optical reflectors coupled to the structural member. The system also includes circuitry configured to estimate a location of a center-of-gravity of the aircraft based on a timing difference between the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Inventors: Sina S. Golshany, Martin M. Withington, Lowell B. Campbell, David A. Rathke, Tarek H. Elghoroury, Matthew W. Orr, Gnanulan Canagaratna