Patents by Inventor William Lawrence Hunt

William Lawrence Hunt 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).

  • Display-based flight deck autobrake selection
    Patent number: 9738378
    Abstract: A system and method for braking an aircraft. A processor unit identifies an operating condition of the aircraft. The processor unit displays available modes indications on a display device on the aircraft. The available modes indications indicate modes of operating an automatic braking system on the aircraft that are available for selection by an operator based on the operating condition of the aircraft. The processor unit receives a mode selection from an operator interface. The mode selection indicates a selected mode of operating the automatic braking system that is selected by the operator from the available modes. The processor unit displays on the display device a selected mode indication indicating the selected mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark Ivan Nikolic, Joseph A. Sikora, William Lawrence Hunt, Jean M. Crane, Jennifer L. Gertley