Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Cline

Thomas W. Cline 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: 9500498
    Abstract: A system for providing dynamic primary flight display flags includes a display device, a user interface device, and a processor configured to: receive at least one instrumentation parameter, display one or more primary flight display annunciations in the primary flight display area of the display device in response to the received at least one instrumentation parameter, receive one or more signals from the user interface device indicative of a user selection of the displayed one or more primary flight display annunciations, retrieve one or more checklists corresponding to the one or more primary flight display annunciations, and display the one or more checklists corresponding to the one or more primary flight display annunciations in response to the received signal indicative of a user selection of the one or more primary flight display annunciations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: David L. Leedom, Thomas W. Cline, David M. Esno
  • Patent number: 9457914
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for providing an alert to a pilot. The method includes the step of receiving a plurality of alerts. The method also includes the step of identifying a highest priority alert from the plurality of alerts. An additional step of the method includes determining a current view of the pilot. The method also includes the step of presenting the highest priority alert within the current view of the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Cline, Jorge A. Alvarez