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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7471214 | Intuitive wind velocity and direction presentation A method for displaying the direction of an external force relative to a craft is provided. The method comprises obtaining direction data for an external force, obtaining craft directional data, calculating the force's direction relative to the craft's direction, an... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7352317 | Data compression system and method for a weather radar system A method of compressing data in a weather radar system utilizes a compression system. Weather radar data associated with graphical images provided on a weather radar display is compressed for downloads or downlinks from the airplane or storage on the airplane. The w... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7257469 | Delivering data updates to an avionics device Systems, devices, and methods are provided for updating information resident on an avionics device. One avionics device embodiment includes a processor, a memory, and a receiver. The memory can be in communication with the processor. The receiver can receive radio s... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7157860 | Control device for flashlight systems in airports A control for a flashlight system in an airport, includes flash units which are connected to an energy supply line and, on the output side, to respective flashlights of the flashlight system via a light cable. In order to avoid unwanted high voltages, each flash lig... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7124631 | Wind power installation and method and apparatus for use in association therewith The present invention concerns an apparatus for monitoring a wind power installation, with at least one sensor for detecting measurement values, and also a method of monitoring a wind power installation, in which: (i) a measurement value is detected with at least on... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7106179 | Deployment system for ruggedized illuminating, marking, or signaling device A deployment system for illumination devices, including: a holding mechanism for engaging at least one illumination device; and a deploying mechanism for causing the at least one illumination device to exit the system. In the preferred embodiment, the deploying mech... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088241 | Business process for disseminating pilot weather data by voice A computer-implemented method and system is provided for delivering immediate (up to the minute) aviation weather information. A pilot makes a call to a single toll free number and specifies the location he wants to receive weather from. The system and method disamb... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7065443 | System and method for estimating aircraft flight delay A method and system estimate, in real time, the amount of any delay in departure of an aircraft flight from an airport. Various embodiments include receiving in a first computer process a conditions input that includes at least one member of a set including departur... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7046824 | System and method of presenting altitude visibility information provision system utilizing satellite image, and system and method of recognizing flight obstacle A satellite image analysis and processing apparatus includes a DEM extraction unit for extracting digital elevation model information having topography data and steeple-shaped building data; a topography situation recognition unit for discriminating a kind of topogr... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7039505 | Method for digital transmission and display of weather imagery A method for creating minimal data representing a source image is presented. The source image is divided into a grid of cells. A color is selected for each cell corner based on sampling an area defined by the cell corner. An indication of the selected color is store... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7027898 | Weather information network including graphical display An apparatus for providing weather information onboard an aircraft includes a processor unit and a graphical user interface. The processor unit processes weather information after it is received onboard the aircraft from a ground-based source, and the graphical user... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6993965 | Horizontal axis wind turbine and method for measuring upflow angle A horizontal axis wind turbine includes: a horizontal plate disposed on upwind side of a rotational central portion of a rotor; a first anemometer disposed at an upper position of upwind side of the horizontal plate; a second anemometer disposed at a lower position ... | 02/07/2006 |
| RE38925 | Automatic weather monitoring and adaptive transmitting system A method for automatically providing weather advisories for an airport to pilots comprises monitoring weather conditions at the airport and then generating weather advisories in response to these weather conditions. The broadcast traffic on a common traffic advisory... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980908 | Method of forecasting precipitation for specific geographic locations Weather data is collected and used to create a master precipitation steering component grid and a master precipitation grid. These grids are then used to forecast when precipitation will start and stop at one or more identified locations with a geographic area. ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977608 | Atmospheric data aggregation and forecasting system An airborne network system (ANS) on a member aircraft receives incoming geo-referenced atmospheric data regarding atmospheric conditions from other member aircraft and can re-transmit the data to other members. An air data system senses local pressure and temperatur... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6946975 | Uniformly lighted airfield guidance sign An airfield guidance sign. The sign 100 (of FIG. 1a) includes a case (102), a multi-element light source (114) attached to the case (102) for providing light interior to the case (102), a light dispersion subsystem of the ca... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6828922 | Synthetic airborne hazard display A system and method for downlinking weather data, generated by existing weather and data sensors, to a ground station. The ground station utilizes data from multiple aircraft to form refined weather information, and uplinks the refined weather information to the air... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6772080 | System and method for kinematic consistency processing A system, method, and computer program product for analyzing flight test and FDR data that overcomes technical difficulties associated with traditional flight data analysis methods. The method includes inputting angular, linear data and recorded air data, where angu... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6703945 | System and method for predicting and displaying wake vortex turbulence A circuit and method for predicting an intersection of a host aircraft flight path with the wake vortex of another aircraft.... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6531967 | Aircraft disturbed air direct sensing system Airspeed direct sensing transducer apparatus in a system where fast response gust sensors are aircraft wing mounted, each gust sensor mounted on opposite wing halves feeding the absolute value of low-pass filtered direct sensed airstream gust cross-compon... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6501392 | Aircraft weather information system A system and method that downlinks weather data, generated by existing weather and data sensors, to a groundstation. The groundstation utilizes data from multiple aircraft to form refined weather information, and uplinks the refined weather information to... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6311107 | Wind advisory system The present invention is a two-part wind advisory system comprising a ground station at an airfield and an airborne unit placed inside an aircraft. The ground station monitors wind conditions (wind speed, wind direction, and wind gust) at the airfield and... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6186796 | Swivel device for a windcone tower assembly A swivel device for a wind cone tower assembly comprises a rotating housing, provided with channels for drainage of condensation from its interior, and a fixed axle on which this housing is mounted. Two split bushings of insulated material are offset plac... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6181260 | Automatic weather monitoring and adaptive transmitting system A method for automatically providing weather advisories for an airport to pilots comprises monitoring weather conditions at the airport and then generating weather advisories in response to these weather conditions. The broadcast traffic on a common traff... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6160498 | Aircraft turbulence encounter reporting system Disclosed is a method and means for qualifying, quantifying and reporting aircraft turbulence encounters. The preferred embodiment provides an indirect method of measuring turbulence based upon the implementation of the well known equation: Vground | 12/12/2000 |
| 6062076 | Ultrasonic monitoring method and system for wake turbulence useful at runways Two techniques for detecting vortices and their associated circulation are disclosed. The first is termed a closed path configuration, and the second is termed the dual path configuration. These techniques are useable for the detection of wake turbulence ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061612 | Aircraft flight management system A process for managing air speed of an aircraft in flight. The method includes a first step of determining a point on the flight path at which it is theoretically possible to comply with a required time constraint by following a pre-established speed prof... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6046679 | Method and indicator light for indicating the wind direction and wind velocity and the air pollution level The indicator light is constituted by a panel supporting juxtaposed and alternating neon tubes of blue, yellow, green and red color, these colors being assigned to the cardinal points north, east, south and west respectively. These tubes have voltage appl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6043756 | Aircraft weather information system A system and method for downlinking weather data, generated by existing weather and data sensors, to a ground station. The ground station utilizes data from multiple aircraft to form refined weather information, and uplinks the refined weather information... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5434565 | Automatic weather monitoring and adaptive transmitting system A method for automatically providing weather advisories for an airport to pilots comprises monitoring weather conditions at the airport and then generating weather advisories in response to these weather conditions. The broadcast traffic on a common traff... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5359330 | Microburst precursor detection utilizing microwave radar A microburst precursor detector samples radar returns from meteorological radar signal reflectors and processes the signal returns in a statistical manner to determine average radar reflectivity and to extract Doppler signal parameters. The vertical veloc... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5355724 | Optically broadcasting wind direction indicator An optically broadcasting wind direction indicator generates flashes of light which are separated by a time interval that is directly proportional to the angle of the wind direction relative to a fixed direction, such as north. An angle/voltage transducer... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5337601 | Method and apparatus for measuring pressure in a sealed well using a differential transducer A system and method are disclosed for measuring pressure in a sealed well using a differential transducer. A differential transducer is employed in a number of applications to measure either the pressure in the upper portion of a well or the level of liqu... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5262782 | Microburst precursor detector A microburst precursor detector utilizes a multiplicity of radar beams and samples radar returns, in each beam, from meteorological radar signal reflectors and processes the signal returns in a statistical manner to determine average radar reflectivity an... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5262773 | Method and apparatus for microburst and wake turbulence detection for airports A method and apparatus for detecting specialized meteorological conditions such as a microburst and also the wind condition generated behind an aircraft known as wake turbulence. The method and apparatus of the present invention is designed to display the... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5257021 | Low-level wind-shear alert system The apparatus of the present invention improved low-level wind shear alert system that provides an improved method of identifying the presence and locus of wind shear in a predefined area. This system enhances the operational effectiveness of the existing... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5221924 | Wind shear alert system A wind shear alert system for low level horizontal wind shears is disclosed. The wind shear alert system is based upon a network of remote sensor stations placed near runways throughout the geographic area covered by an airport. An airport configuration f... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5130712 | Microburst precursor detector utilizing microwave radar A microburst precursor detector utilizes a multiplicity of radar beams and samples radar returns, in each beam, from meterological radar signal reflectors and processes the signal returns in a statistical manner to determine average radar reflectivity and... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5105191 | Apparatus and method for detecting and indicating weather conditions for aircraft An apparatus and a method for detecting and indicating severe weather conditions such as wind shear and clear air turbulence includes a sensor for detecting the weather parameter of air temperature differential and a computer for comparing the parameter v... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4812844 | Windshear detection indicator system Windshear indicator system comprised of a plurality of individual windshear detection and indication devices (10) disposed to one side of and parallel to the landing approach and takeoff areas of an airport runway. Each device (10) has a wind velocity sen... | 03/14/1989 |
