Patents by Inventor Willard Kyle Otto

Willard Kyle Otto 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 use in identifying at least one alternate airport
    Patent number: 9064407
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying at least one alternate airport for an aircraft. One example method includes identifying a plurality of airports based on static data associated with the plurality of airports, and identifying, at a processing device, at least one preferred airport from the plurality of airports based on dynamic data associated with at least the at least one preferred airport, wherein the static data and/or the dynamic data is associated with at least one weight that enables at least one of the plurality of airports to be identified based on a relative importance of the static data and/or the dynamic data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Willard Kyle Otto, Jason William Clark, Matthew B. Hendrian, Samantha Ann Schwartz
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATE AIRPORT
    Publication number: 20140163851
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying at least one alternate airport for an aircraft. One example method includes identifying a plurality of airports based on static data associated with the plurality of airports, and identifying, at a processing device, at least one preferred airport from the plurality of airports based on dynamic data associated with at least the at least one preferred airport, wherein the static data and/or the dynamic data is associated with at least one weight that enables at least one of the plurality of airports to be identified based on a relative importance of the static data and/or the dynamic data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventors: Willard Kyle Otto, Jason William Clark, Matthew B. Hendrian, Samantha Ann Schwartz
  • Systems and methods for use in identifying at least one alternate airport
    Patent number: 8666649
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying at least one alternate airport for an aircraft. One example method includes identifying a plurality of alternate airports based on static data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, identifying, at a processing device, at least one preferred alternate airport from the plurality of alternate airports based on dynamic data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, and storing the at least one preferred alternate airport. The dynamic data includes at least one of visibility information and traffic density information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Willard Kyle Otto, Jason William Clark, Matthew B. Hendrian, Samantha Ann Schwartz
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN IDENTIFYING AT LEAST ONE ALTERNATE AIRPORT
    Publication number: 20130179059
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use in identifying at least one alternate airport for an aircraft. One example method includes identifying a plurality of alternate airports based on static data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, identifying, at a processing device, at least one preferred alternate airport from the plurality of alternate airports based on dynamic data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, and storing the at least one preferred alternate airport. The dynamic data includes at least one of visibility information and traffic density information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Willard Kyle Otto, Jason William Clark, Matthew B. Hendrian, Samantha Ann Schwartz