Patents by Inventor Timothy John Case

Timothy John Case 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).

  • System and method for displaying vertical reference on a rotorcraft system
    Patent number: 9340282
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining visual vertical reference on a rotorcraft display during rotorcraft landing is provided. The method generates vertical poles and positions them on the rotorcraft display such that vertical reference as well as roll information may be quickly and easily comprehended by a pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy John Case, John Meeker
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING VERTICAL REFERENCE ON A ROTORCRAFT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150259075
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining visual vertical reference on a rotorcraft display during rotorcraft landing is provided. The method generates vertical poles and positions them on the rotorcraft display such that vertical reference as well as roll information may be quickly and easily comprehended by a pilot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy John Case, John Meeker
  • Apparatus and method for determining the position of a vehicle with respect to a terrain
    Patent number: 8244455
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a position of a vehicle with respect to a terrain. The method comprises accumulating data received from at least one sensor device regarding the occupancy of a spatial region between the vehicle and a first geographic region of the terrain, generating an evidence grid that describes the occupancy of the spatial region, identifying the position of the first geographic region of the terrain based on the evidence grid and previously compiled reference data, and determining the position of the vehicle based on the position of the first geographic region of the terrain with respect to the previously compiled reference data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Case, John B. Mckitterick, Randy Black
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO A TERRAIN
    Publication number: 20100063730
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a position of a vehicle with respect to a terrain. The method comprises accumulating data received from at least one sensor device regarding the occupancy of a spatial region between the vehicle and a first geographic region of the terrain, generating an evidence grid that describes the occupancy of the spatial region, identifying the position of the first geographic region of the terrain based on the evidence grid and previously compiled reference data, and determining the position of the vehicle based on the position of the first geographic region of the terrain with respect to the previously compiled reference data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy John Case, John B. McKitterick, Randy Black