| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340974000 | Attitude | 20 |
| 20090128366 | Multifunction Controller/Standby Instrument - One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090201177 | SECURE HEAD-UP DISPLAY - The field of the invention is that of securing the necessary piloting information for aircraft cockpits. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090295602 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSIST PILOTS UNDER CONDITIONS IN WHICH SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MAY BE PRESENT - Embodiments include systems and methods for assisting a pilot of an aircraft. The system includes a near-eye display and a processing subsystem. The near-eye display includes a transparent display panel that is adapted to be oriented in proximity to at least one eye of the pilot. The processing subsystem is adapted to receive aircraft data that indicates an attitude of the aircraft, and to determine whether the aircraft data indicates a potential spatial disorientation situation. When the aircraft data indicates the potential spatial disorientation situation, the processing system is adapted to cause the near-eye display to display an exterior display indicator overlying at least a portion of the windshield of the aircraft. The exterior display indicator includes a visual representation of an earth-based reference, and the exterior display indicator is oriented to indicate the attitude of the aircraft. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100117867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING OBSTACLES AND TERRAIN PROFILE AWARENESS - A display system for an aircraft includes a processing unit configured to receive data related to an aircraft profile and to supply display commands with symbology based on the aircraft profile; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and operable to render a three-dimensional view with the symbology based on the aircraft profile. The symbology may include slope symbology. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100164754 | SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO COMBINED INSTRUMENTS MOUNTED ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system including two integrated electronics instruments mounted onboard an aircraft and communication links between the two integrated electronics instruments, each integrated electronics instrument including independent determination of flight parameters of the aircraft and display of either flight parameters or navigation parameters of the aircraft. The system also includes a selection module making it possible to choose, from the sensors of the two integrated electronics instruments, those retained for determining the flight parameters. Embodiments of the invention also relate to a method using the system described above. The method includes selecting from the two integrated electronics instruments the sensors retained for determination of the flight parameters according to their availability, and displaying the determined flight parameters on the display of any one or both of the integrated electronics. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110193725 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING A SYMBOL REPRESENTATIVE OF AN AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT - Methods and systems are provided for displaying a symbol that is representative of an aircraft in flight. The method includes, but is not limited to, the steps of detecting an attitude of the aircraft and a view direction of an operator of the aircraft, and displaying with a near-to-eye display unit a three-dimensional symbol in an exocentric manner. The three-dimensional symbol is displayed to appear to be oriented in a manner that is representative of the attitude of the aircraft. The three-dimensional symbol is further displayed to rotate in a manner that corresponds with the view direction. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110241901 | Standby Display Aircraft Management System - One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120001774 | ELECTRONIC AVIONICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present general inventive concept relates to a system of method having an electronic flight display that meets the FAR 23.1311(b) regulatory requirement for redundant backup instruments in the cockpit. The present general inventive concept also provides a system and method to detect failures, obstructions, or improper operation of the aircraft pitot pressure sensing system using a combination of dissimilar sensor data that is independent from each other, e.g., allocated from different sources and employed for different purposes on different displays, and displays information on an avionics display screen. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120286975 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING VIEWABILITY OF PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY - An aircraft management system displays a primary flight display screen. The primary flight display screen has a predetermined height and includes a horizontal situation indicator (HSI). The aircraft management system includes a processor and a memory device operatively coupled to the processor. The memory device includes programmed computer instructions that instruct the processor to display the HSI for an aircraft. The HSI includes a receding perspective to simulate a three-dimensional (3D) object. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20130169451 | ALARM APPARATUS FOR A PILOT'S HEADSET - The invention relates to an alarm apparatus ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130314258 | ELECTRONIC AVIONICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present general inventive concept relates to a system of method having an electronic flight display that meets the FAR 23.1311(b) regulatory requirement for redundant backup instruments in the cockpit. The present general inventive concept also provides a system and method to detect failures, obstructions, or improper operation of the aircraft pitot pressure sensing system using a combination of dissimilar sensor data that is independent from each other, e.g., allocated from different sources and employed for different purposes on different displays, and displays information on an avionics display screen. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20140266808 | COMPOSITE NORMALIZED ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATING SYSTEM - A composite normalized angle of attack indicating system provides a simultaneous display of both body angle of attack, such as in digital form, and normalized angle of attack for an aircraft. The display may be visually enhanced as stall is approached such as by zooming the body angle of attack digital display and/or by changing the color of the display. The normalized display also selectively displays an approach reference band when the flap setting is equal to or greater than 20 degrees. | 09-18-2014 |
| 340975000 | Roll or pitch | 8 |
| 20090121901 | AIRCRAFT FLIGHT DISPLAY WITH A NON-LINEAR PITCH SCALE - A display image for use in an aircraft is produced in response to receiving aircraft location, heading, altitude, and pitch data. The location and heading data are employed to access a topographical database and obtain terrain information for a region on the earth's surface ahead of the aircraft. A terrain image is produced from the terrain information and a non-linear pitch scale is superimposed over the terrain image. The non-linear pitch scale corresponds to the relationship of the aircraft pitch and the terrain image. Additional data designating other aircraft operational parameters, such as speed and altitude, are depicted by graphical objects. The terrain image, the non-linear pitch scale, and the graphical objects are combined into the display image. The terrain image and the non-linear pitch scale move in the display image in response to changes in the pitch of the aircraft. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100141482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY HAVING AN ATTITUDE FRAME ELEMENT - A flight deck display element for an aircraft includes a primary flight display rendered thereon. The primary flight display includes a primary display region having a perimeter, a perspective view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint, and an attitude frame surrounding the perimeter of the primary display region. The perspective view of terrain is rendered in the primary display region, and the attitude frame includes a first region and a second region rendered with different visually distinguishable characteristics. The boundaries of the first region and the second region are defined by a current attitude condition of the aircraft. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100156674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING HEADING-BASED LEG SYMBOLOGY - An aircraft display system includes a processor configured to receive a heading-based leg and to generate display signals based on the heading-based leg; and a display device including a horizontal situation indicator coupled to the processor. The horizontal situation indicator receives the display signals from the processor and displaying symbology representing the heading-based leg. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110205090 | Aircraft Attitude Systems - Aircraft attitude systems are provided, in which a representative system includes: an instrument face having a bank angle scale, a bank status indicator, a pitch angle scale and a pitch status indicator; the bank angle scale being fixed in position relative to the instrument face and being operative to present increments of bank angle of an aircraft; the bank status indicator being operative to move relative to the bank angle scale such that a current aircraft bank angle is indicated; the pitch angle scale being fixed in a vertical orientation relative to the instrument face and being operative to present increments of pitch angle of an aircraft; the pitch status indicator being operative to move relative to the pitch angle scale such that a current aircraft pitch angle is indicated. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110254706 | Methods and Systems Involving Viewing Angles in Aircraft Displays - A method and system for presenting environmental data including receiving environmental data from a sensor, processing the data to generate a graphical representation of the environment, wherein the view point of the graphical representation of the environment is a distance (d) and an angle (θ) relative to a point in an aircraft, and presenting the graphical representation of the environment to a user on a display. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120299753 | Primary Flight Display Pitch- and Power-Based Unreliable Airspeed Symbology - A system for displaying pitch- and power-based guidance commands and flight path information for a variety of display modes (climb, cruise, descent, landing) to pilots in response to situations wherein the measured air data should not be relied upon. This information is presented in an intuitive and expedient manner exactly when and where it is needed on the primary flight display. The displayed information dynamically changes in response to airplane parameters. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130002454 | METHOD OF OPERATING A SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM IN AN AIRCRAFT - A method of operating an aircraft comprising a cockpit with a flight deck having at least one flight display, a pilot's seat facing the flight deck, and a synthetic vision system producing a synthetic image for displaying on the at least one flight display. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130328702 | Attitude and Configuration Indicator Display System and Method - Attitude and Configuration Indicator Display System and Method within the context of an Electronic Instrument System in which the configuration status of a piloted craft; typically the instant positions of lift inducing elements and drag inducing elements, are represented by symbol groupings integrated with an a parent icon, typically a chevron-type symbol representative of the piloted craft. The symbol groupings receive data from associated on-board sensors and are displayed singly or in combination with each other anytime the piloted craft is not in a clean configuration to instantly alert the pilot(s) of the configuration status with a single glance directed to the attitude indicator. | 12-12-2013 |
