Charles O Adler, Age 65Cambridge, MA

6400315, Jun 4, 2002

Jul 20, 2000

09/620487

Charles Otis Adler - Renton WA
Jeffrey Kim Cunningham - Seattle WA
Matthew Edward Lavelle - Seattle WA

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

H01Q 300

342359, 342427

A control system for maximizing performance of an electronically scanned, mechanically augmented phased array (MAPA) antenna. In one preferred form, the control system forms a closed loop system which monitors a signal quality of the received signal from a primary signal source such as a primary satellite, and generates motor control signals for controlling a motor used to rotate the MAPA antenna about an axis so as to point the antenna at least slightly away from the primary signal source while electronically steering the antenna to track the primary signal source. The MAPA antenna is positioned so as to maximize the carrier-to-noise-plus-interference (CNI) ratio, and thus minimize the influence of interfering signal sources operating within a coverage region of the MAPA antenna. Open loop control arrangements are also described which make use of look-up tables or assumptions on the positions of interfering signal sources for generating motor control signals to position the MAPA antenna in desired orientations to limit the reception of signals from interfering signal sources.

2020030, Sep 24, 2020

Mar 22, 2019

16/362413

- Chicago IL, US
Charles Otis Adler - Mukilteo WA, US
Jessie Turner - Mukilteo WA, US

G01S 5/00

A system and method for autonomous distress tracking of an aircraft. An automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver is configured to transmit an automatic distress transmission. A system controller comprises a distress identifier that is configured to determine when the aircraft is in a distress condition. The system controller is configured to control the automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver to transmit the automatic distress transmission in response to a determination that the aircraft is in the distress condition. The automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast transceiver and the system controller are contained within a housing attached to the aircraft on an outside of the aircraft.

2020010, Apr 2, 2020

Sep 27, 2018

16/144165

- Chicago IL, US
Shellini P. Dowell - Bellevue WA, US
Thomas A. Jessett - Bellevue WA, US
Fadl I. Khalil - Edmonds WA, US
Warren S. Ng - Irvine CA, US
Scott B. Vacknitz - Kirkland WA, US
Collis M. Walker - Stanton CA, US
Archibald A. Gray - Seattle WA, US
James C. Russell - Bellevue WA, US
Charles O. Adler - Mukilteo WA, US

B64D 27/26
G06F 1/18
G01S 5/18
B64D 45/00

An avionics unit assembly for an aircraft can include an avionics unit (e.g., an underwater locator device, “ULD”), and a battery to power the avionics unit. The avionics unit assembly can further include a housing that encases the avionics unit and the battery. The housing includes a vent port for exhausting an emission from the housing during a failure of the avionics unit. The avionics unit assembly can further include one or more of a suppressor that filters the emission, a shield element that is resistant to chemical and/or thermal effects of the emission, and a bracket for mounting the avionics unit to a surface. A method integrating the avionics unit assembly onto a forward aircraft bulkhead at a mount location under an aircraft radome and for manufacturing the avionics unit, and an aircraft including the avionics unit are also described.

2019027, Sep 5, 2019

Mar 1, 2018

15/909075

- Chicago IL, US
Charles Otis Adler - Mukilteo WA, US

B64D 25/20
B64D 45/00
G07C 5/08

A method and an apparatus for deploying flight data from an aircraft. A bag is stored in a deflated state on the aircraft. The flight data is stored on a memory device coupled to the bag. The bag is inflated from the deflated state to the inflated state in response to a pressure level greater than a threshold pressure level to deploy the bag with the memory device coupled thereto from the aircraft.

2017024, Aug 31, 2017

Feb 25, 2016

15/053982

- Chicago IL, US
Charles O. Adler - Bellevue WA, US
Fadl I. Khalil - Edmonds WA, US

The Boeing Company - Chicago IL

G01S 1/68
B64D 45/00

An aircraft avionics unit that enhances the emergency location capability of existing Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). This aircraft avionics unit can be integrated with a wide range of existing ELTs and their existing aircraft interfaces by changes to a small number of the signal wires between the ELT and the aircraft systems and the addition of limited inputs from aircraft systems. This system requires no changes to either the current ELTs or the associated aircraft systems. The integrated system maintains the current ELT concept of operations while providing significantly enhanced ELT activation triggering with a low-impact, low-cost approach.