Patents by Inventor Valerie R. Byxbe

Valerie R. Byxbe 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).

  • Publication number: 20230030010
    Abstract: A system for incorporating predictive health data into a mission timeline receives a predictive health event, identifies a time frame for the event, and incorporates the event into a mission timeline. The event may define a probability window with weighted probabilities overlaid onto the mission timeline. The event may define an uncorrected outcome. The uncorrected outcome is rendered onto the mission timeline at a point when the uncorrected outcome will likely occur if no remedial action is taken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Angela N. Dunlay
  • Patent number: 11545037
    Abstract: An aircraft-based runway overrun awareness alerting system (ROAAS) for an aircraft primary flight display (PFD) is disclosed. In embodiments, the ROAAS is embodied aboard an aircraft and tracks trends in the aircraft position and heading. Further, the ROAAS tracks the trending energy state of the aircraft on approach to a runway. Based on the current energy state, as well as the runway parameters, the ROAAS predicts a landing point for the aircraft along the runway as a trend based on the evolving energy state and position of the aircraft. Based on the landing point trend, as well as the energy state, the ROAAS determines the current likelihood of runway excursion as an evolving trend (e.g., that the aircraft will not have sufficient runway remaining to decelerate or stop) and displays this likelihood as a dynamic graphic element not integrated into any other instruments or components displayed by the PFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Darin M. Underwood, Tony Vander Velden, Taylor Martin, Bernard S. McCaffrey
  • Patent number: 11443638
    Abstract: A formation monitoring system for a plurality of aircraft flying in formation is disclosed. The system includes a display for a leader aircraft configured to display a current position of one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The system further includes a controller for the leader aircraft configured to at least one of receive a current position signal from one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, calculate the current position of the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, or calculate a target position of the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The system further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the target position signal to the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Valerie R. Byxbe
  • Patent number: 11282400
    Abstract: An aircraft-based runway overrun awareness alerting system (ROAAS) for an aircraft primary flight display (PFD) is disclosed. In embodiments, the ROAAS is embodied aboard an aircraft and tracks the position and heading of the aircraft. Further, the ROAAS tracks the energy state of the aircraft as it approaches a runway for landing. Based on the current energy state, as well as the runway parameters, the ROAAS predicts a landing point for the aircraft along the runway. Based on this landing point, as well as the current energy state, the ROAAS determines the current likelihood of runway excursion (e.g., that the aircraft will not have sufficient runway remaining to decelerate or stop) and displays this likelihood as a dynamic graphic element not integrated into any other instruments or components displayed by the PFD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Darin M. Underwood, Tony Vander Velden, Taylor Martin, Bernard S. McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20220028281
    Abstract: An aircraft-based runway overrun awareness alerting system (ROAAS) for an aircraft primary flight display (PFD) is disclosed. In embodiments, the ROAAS is embodied aboard an aircraft and tracks trends in the aircraft position and heading. Further, the ROAAS tracks the trending energy state of the aircraft on approach to a runway. Based on the current energy state, as well as the runway parameters, the ROAAS predicts a landing point for the aircraft along the runway as a trend based on the evolving energy state and position of the aircraft. Based on the landing point trend, as well as the energy state, the ROAAS determines the current likelihood of runway excursion as an evolving trend (e.g., that the aircraft will not have sufficient runway remaining to decelerate or stop) and displays this likelihood as a dynamic graphic element not integrated into any other instruments or components displayed by the PFD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Darin M. Underwood, Tony Vander Velden, Taylor Martin, Bernard S. McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20220028288
    Abstract: An aircraft-based runway overrun awareness alerting system (ROAAS) for an aircraft primary flight display (PFD) is disclosed. In embodiments, the ROAAS is embodied aboard an aircraft and tracks the position and heading of the aircraft. Further, the ROAAS tracks the energy state of the aircraft as it approaches a runway for landing. Based on the current energy state, as well as the runway parameters, the ROAAS predicts a landing point for the aircraft along the runway. Based on this landing point, as well as the current energy state, the ROAAS determines the current likelihood of runway excursion (e.g., that the aircraft will not have sufficient runway remaining to decelerate or stop) and displays this likelihood as a dynamic graphic element not integrated into any other instruments or components displayed by the PFD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Darin M. Underwood, Tony Vander Velden, Taylor Martin, Bernard S. McCaffrey
  • Publication number: 20210350712
    Abstract: A formation monitoring system for a plurality of aircraft flying in formation is disclosed. The system includes a display for a leader aircraft configured to display a current position of one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The system further includes a controller for the leader aircraft configured to at least one of receive a current position signal from one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, calculate the current position of the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft, or calculate a target position of the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The system further includes a transmitter configured to transmit the target position signal to the one or more aircraft of the plurality of aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Valerie R. Byxbe
  • Patent number: 11004347
    Abstract: A system and method for generation and display of a dynamic looming ball deviation symbology (DLBDS) to a pilot receives inputs from a plurality of sources and displays a single source 3D deviation indicator to limit a scan requirement of a pilot. The system generates and displays the DLBDS relative to an ownship flight path marker intuitively useful to indicate each of a lateral deviation, a vertical deviation, and a longitudinal deviation relative to a desired object or position relative to the desired object. The DLBDS is displayed relative to the ownship aircraft and indicates deviation to be corrected to position the aircraft at the desired position relative to the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Valerie R. Byxbe, Michael P. Matessa, Matthew J. Cunnien