Patents by Inventor Tom McGuffin

Tom McGuffin 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).

  • Systems and methods for presenting taxi instructions and reducing runway incursions
    Patent number: 8718911
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for presenting a taxi route for an aircraft at an airport. The method, for example, includes, but is not limited to receiving, by a processor, the taxi route, translating, by the processor, the taxi route into a graphical representation, displaying, on an aircraft display, a map of the airport and the graphical representation, and displaying, a location of a hold short instruction on the aircraft display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventor: Tom McGuffin
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING TAXI INSTRUCTIONS AND REDUCING RUNWAY INCURSIONS
    Publication number: 20120253649
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for presenting a taxi route for an aircraft at an airport. The method, for example, includes, but is not limited to receiving, by a processor, the taxi route, translating, by the processor, the taxi route into a graphical representation, displaying, on an aircraft display, a map of the airport and the graphical representation, and displaying, a location of a hold short instruction on the aircraft display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: Tom McGuffin