Patents by Inventor Walter W. Johnson

Walter W. Johnson 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).

  • Predicted weather display and decision support interface for flight deck
    Patent number: 9652888
    Abstract: A system and method for providing visual depictions of a predictive weather forecast for in-route vehicle trajectory planning. The method includes displaying weather information on a graphical display, displaying vehicle position information on the graphical display, selecting a predictive interval, displaying predictive weather information for the predictive interval on the graphical display, and displaying predictive vehicle position information for the predictive interval on the graphical display, such that the predictive vehicle position information is displayed relative to the predictive weather information, for in-route trajectory planning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: Walter W. Johnson, Dominic G. Wong, Shu-Chieh Wu, Robert W. Koteskey
  • System and method for providing a real time audible message to a pilot
    Patent number: 9371140
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information to a crew of the aircraft while in-flight. The system includes a module having: a receiver for receiving a message while in-flight; a filter having a set of screening parameters and operative to filter the message based on the set of screening parameters; and a converter for converting the message into an audible message. The message includes a pilot report having at least one of weather information, separation information, congestion information, flight deviation information and destination information. The message is sent to the aircraft by another aircraft or an air traffic controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
    Inventors: Walter W Johnson, Joel B. Lachter, Vernol Battiste, Robert W Koteskey
  • Rolling tourniquet
    Patent number: 5607448
    Abstract: A rolling tourniquet is provided including releasably connected ends. The tourniquet is longitudinally elastic, flexible and circular in cross section. Further, the tourniquet is highly resistant to radial deformation and the releasably connected ends include releasably joined end connecting members which may be quickly releasably jointed together against separation and quickly disconnected, when desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Daniel A. Stahl
    Inventors: Daniel A. Stahl, Walter W. Johnson, Oscar Galvis
  • Handling pork loins
    Patent number: 4194267
    Abstract: Hog loins or other meat items are trimmed to a base weight by severing from one relatively uniform end of each loin a single portion having a length determined by the amount of actual weight of said loin which exceeds the base weight multiplied by a factor representing a lineal relationship between increments of weight and length taken from corresponding uniform ends of other loins which also exceeded the base weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Assignee: Swift & Company
    Inventors: Walter W. Johnson, Harry F. Bernholdt, Robert E. Murphy, John G. Killebrew
  • Jet interaction nozzle
    Patent number: 3972479
    Abstract: A thruster nozzle for a vehicle control system having a circular cross section inlet and an enlongated slot shaped cross section outlet with a gradual transition from one to the other, coupled with a cant angle between the axis of the inlet and the axis of the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Richard A. Calabrese, Ellis G. Estes, Dean F. Hopkins, Walter W. Johnson