Patents by Inventor Tom Tarleton

Tom Tarleton 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 controlling the speed of an aircraft
    Patent number: 7512464
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for controlling the speed of an aircraft having a preprogrammed speed profile when transitioning from a manually set target speed to the preprogrammed speed profile. In operation, an input is received indicating that a user desires to transition from a manually set target speed to the preprogrammed speed profile. A determination is then made as to whether the manually set target speed satisfies one or more selected conditions for qualifying as a constraint speed of the preprogrammed speed profile. If the manually set target speed satisfies the one or more selected conditions, the preprogrammed speed profile is updated to include the manually set target speed as a constraint speed and the speed of the aircraft is controlled using the updated speed profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Tom Tarleton, Jason Koszola, Peter D. Gunn
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20080300736
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for controlling the speed of an aircraft having a preprogrammed speed profile when transitioning from a manually set target speed to the preprogrammed speed profile. In operation, an input is received indicating that a user desires to transition from a manually set target speed to the preprogrammed speed profile. A determination is then made as to whether the manually set target speed satisfies one or more selected conditions for qualifying as a constraint speed of the preprogrammed speed profile. If the manually set target speed satisfies the one or more selected conditions, the preprogrammed speed profile is updated to include the manually set target speed as a constraint speed and the speed of the aircraft is controlled using the updated speed profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventors: Tom Tarleton, Jason Koszola, Peter D. Gunn