Aircraft wake vortex hazard warning apparatus
Patent 5724040 Issued on March 3, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 16, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
February 16, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAirport wind shear monitoring method and apparatus Method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle ground movement in the vicinity of an airport Method and apparatus for detecting microbursts Method for determining the direction and speed of wind in the atmosphere Glide slope surveillance sensor Airport integrated hazard response apparatus Patent #: 5557278 InventorApplicationNo. 602426 filed on 02/16/1996US Classes:342/26R, RADAR FOR METEOROLOGICAL USE (EPO)342/26D, Ground based (EPO)342/33, AIRCRAFT LANDING SYSTEM342/460Storm or atomic explosion locationExaminersPrimary: Sotomayor, John B.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG01S 013/95AbstractAn apparatus for monitoring the position of objects in a space including a target supervisor, a location supervisor, and a hazard monitoring supervisor. The apparatus can detect and respond to a potential wake-vortex hazard condition. The tracking supervisor receives target data from a sensor, characterizes and tracks selected objects, and provides target outputs having features respective of the selected objects. The location supervisor characterizes and displays features in the space, and provides a location output having the aforementioned features. The hazard monitoring supervisor detects and responds to potential hazard conditions, and provides a notice of such conditions, responsive to the target outputs and the location output. A data logger selectively retains the target outputs, the location output, or both. The position monitoring apparatus has six modes: full operation, non-airport-surveillance-radar, isolation, set-up, adaptation, and simulation. The target supervisor receives data from an airborne surveillance radar, a secondary surveillance radar, a global-positioning-system-based sensor, a ground-based sensor, or an auxiliary sensor.Other References
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