Patents by Inventor William G. Sample

William G. Sample 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).

  • Patent number: 7398069
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying radio frequency information, including a database of stored radio frequency identifiers and radio frequency information corresponding thereto, and a processor coupled to the database and operating one or more algorithms for generating a display signal as a function of a correspondence between a decoded radio frequency identifier and one of the stored radio frequency identifiers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William G. Sample, David L. Biddick, Richard Bontrager
  • Patent number: 6556897
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information. During bank angles exceeding a predefined limit, the roll gyro is slaved to a roll angle estimator for improved system accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20020193916
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information. During bank angles exceeding a predefined limit, the roll gyro is slaved to a roll angle estimator for improved system accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6473675
    Abstract: An aviation facility nominating device for an aircraft includes a position receiving component that receives position data indicating a position of the aircraft, an aviation data receiving component that receives aviation data associated with a plurality of aviation facilities, a facility selecting component for selecting aviation data for a selected plurality of the aviation facilities based on a position of the aircraft and a nominating component that nominates at least one but not all of the selected plurality of aviation facilities as a nominated aviation facility likely to be of interest to a pilot based on the position of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventor: William G. Sample
  • Patent number: 6473676
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information in the event of full or partial failure of the gyroscopic system normally used to supply such data. The pitch angle, roll angle and heading angle estimates provided by the apparatus, method and computer program product can be displayed to the pilot thereby alleviating the requirement that the pilot mentally integrate such data from the remaining aircraft instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6456905
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information. During bank angles exceeding a predefined limit, the roll gyro is slaved to a roll angle estimator for improved system accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Honeywell International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20020065586
    Abstract: An aviation facility nominating device for an aircraft includes a position receiving component that receives position data indicating a position of the aircraft, an aviation data receiving component that receives aviation data associated with a plurality of aviation facilities, a facility selecting component for selecting aviation data for a selected plurality of the aviation facilities based on a position of the aircraft and a nominating component that nominates at least one but not all of the selected plurality of aviation facilities as a nominated aviation facility likely to be of interest to a pilot based on the position of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventor: William G. Sample
  • Publication number: 20020008641
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying radio frequency information, including a database of stored radio frequency identifiers and radio frequency information corresponding thereto, and a processor coupled to the database and operating one or more algorithms for generating a display signal as a function of a correspondence between a decoded radio frequency identifier and one of the stored radio frequency identifiers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: William G. Sample, David L. Biddick, Richard Bontrager
  • Publication number: 20020009994
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying radio frequency information, including a circuit or processor for retrieving various radio frequency information that are correlated to each of the various communication and navigational frequencies, including such information as the name of the facility transmitting, the frequency station type, the station identifier, the runway number, and the final approach course. The method and device include means for displaying the retrieved radio frequency information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventor: William G. Sample
  • Publication number: 20010039466
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information. During bank angles exceeding a predefined limit, the roll gyro is slaved to a roll angle estimator for improved system accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20010039467
    Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product useful for supplying the pilot of an aircraft with aircraft attitude information in the event of full or partial failure of the gyroscopic system normally used to supply such data. The pitch angle, roll angle and heading angle estimates provided by the apparatus, method and computer program product can be displayed to the pilot thereby alleviating the requirement that the pilot mentally integrate such data from the remaining aircraft instruments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: November 8, 2001
    Inventors: Kenneth P. Katz, James J. Lehfeldt, Joseph M. Oberg, William G. Sample, Ronald D. Wilson