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| 20100125929 | Multi-purpose padded, lap-sized, protective lap cover, to protect from pet soil, nails and claws, baby soil, food soil, provide lap warmth, double as emergency pillow, push brand identification and more, with stretchable fabric loop-shaped strap to secure lap cover in folded position - Padded, three layer, rectangular lap-sized lap cover, lightweight, portable, usually made of high loft poly fleece for easy care machine wash and dry. Loop shaped strap attached in the middle of one end slips around lap cover and holds lap cover folded to keep soil enclosed, plus doubles as carry strap. Lap cover protects human from lap pet soil, nails and claws, plus baby and food soil. Lap cover cushions and warms laps, and makes a stable base to hold small hand crafting projects such as knitting, crocheting, sewing, other thread arts, and more. When folded into a small square the lap cover doubles as an emergency pillow. Sides are differentiated by fabric in solid color or print to identify inside or outside, clean or dirty side. | 05-27-2010 |
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| 20090157240 | ADVISORY SYSTEM TO AID PILOT RECOVERY FROM SPATIAL DISORIENTATION DURING AN EXCESSIVE ROLL - Systems and methods for outputting instructions when a vehicle is not responding to a roll-angle alert. An example system includes one or more altitude sensors that determine one of altitude above ground level or barometric altitude, one or more roll-angle sensors that determine the roll-angle of the vehicle, and a processor. The processor receives the altitude and roll-angle information, determines if an excessive roll-angle condition exists based on the received altitude and roll-angle information, and generates a roll-angle alert signal if a roll-angle alert condition exists. The processor generates a roll-direction signal based upon vehicle position relative to the horizon and outputs the determined roll-direction signal via the one or more output devices, if one of the condition still exists after the time delay, the vehicle roll-angle has deteriorated away from the desired threshold, or the roll-angle rate is greater than a roll-angle rate threshold. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090265090 | GROUND OPERATIONS AND ADVANCED RUNWAY AWARENESS AND ADVISORY SYSTEM - A device, method and computer program product for locating aircraft with respect to airport runways and taxiways, determining if a conflict exists between an aircraft having operating the invention and another aircraft, and generating and annunciating conflict awareness advisories as a function of determining that a conflict exists. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090319105 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING PILOT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING FLARE TO TOUCHDOWN - A system and method for selectively alerting a pilot of an aircraft about distance remaining to the end of a runway. A position of the aircraft is received. A position of a runway is retrieved from a runway database. The retrieved position of the runway is compared to the received position of the aircraft to determine if the aircraft is within an alert envelope relative to the retrieved position of the runway. The position of the runway is subtracted from the position of the aircraft to determine a distance to the distal end of the runway. An alert to the pilot is generated based upon the distance to the distal end of the runway. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100030408 | INTEGRATED INCORRECT TAKE-OFF-SETTING ALERTING SYSTEM - A system implementable in an aircraft for generating a warning includes a processor, a first component configured to receive from a user a desired aircraft control-surface takeoff configuration, a second component configured to provide to the processor a first signal indicative of a current control-surface configuration of the aircraft, and a third component configured to provide to the processor a second signal indicative of the position of the aircraft. The processor may be configured to compare the aircraft position to the contents of a database, determine, based on the comparison, whether the aircraft is on a departure runway from which the aircraft is to depart, and generate an alarm if the aircraft is on the departure runway and the current control-surface configuration is different from the desired control-surface takeoff configuration. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100036550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PILOT SITUATIONAL AWARENESS DURING LANDING - Systems and methods for generating an alert to the pilot of an aircraft during a deep/long landing situation. An example system includes a database that stores runway information, a position sensor that produces aircraft position information and a processor that is in data communication with the database and the position sensor. The processor includes an advisory condition detection component that compares altitude of the aircraft to a predefined altitude limit, determines if the aircraft is beyond an airline defined landing zone limit and not on the ground, and generates an alert to the pilot based upon the comparison and the determination. An output device outputs the generated alert. The airline defined landing zone limit is a fixed distance value from the approach end of a runway or a percentage of the total length of a runway, whichever allows for greatest amount of runway remaining. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100194599 | FLAPS OVERSPEED ADVISORY SYSTEM - A flap advisory system provides an advisory to a pilot informing that a speed of the aircraft should be attended to because of a current or desired flap setting. More specifically, the flap advisory system compares a measured airspeed of the aircraft either directly to a flap placard speed or to a marginal speed range set below the flap placard speed for a given flap setting. If the measured airspeed is determined to be excessive then the system provides an advisory indicating the airspeed is too fast. Further, the system may provide an advisory when a movement of a flap handle is detected such that continued movement of the flap handle would place the flaps in a setting that is inappropriate for the measured airspeed. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100198432 | STABLE APPROACH MONITOR (SAM) SYSTEM - An improved stable approach monitor (SAM) system provides an audible advisory to a pilot when an aircraft is on a final landing approach. More specifically, the SAM system compares a measured airspeed of the aircraft to a predetermined flap placard speed. If the measured airspeed exceeds the predetermined flap placard speed then the improved SAM system provides an audible advisory indicating the airspeed of the aircraft is too fast. Advantageously, this audible advisory should prevent the pilot from attempting to deploy the flaps at an excessive airspeed and in turn focuses the pilot's attention on the problem at hand, which would be to reduce the airspeed of the aircraft. Once the airspeed is equal to or below the predetermined flap placard speed, the improved SAM system may provide another audible advisory informing the pilot to commence deployment of the flaps. | 08-05-2010 |
