Patents
US 10275952 B2: System for automated recording of aircraft flight and maintenance information and associated methods
- Granted
- 2019-04-30
- Filed
- 2017-03-27 application 15470203
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for monitoring aircraft operation status comprising the steps of transmitting aircraft operation data from an on-board monitoring system of an aircraft while in a cruising phase of flight in at least one of a continuous transmission and a batched transmission while in flight and receiving aircraft operation data in the form of at least one of the continuous transmission and the batched transmission from the aircraft in flight, the form of the aircraft operation data being responsive to at least one of phase of flight, network traffic across a communication device associated with the aircraft, or network traffic across a network associated with the aircraft. The method further comprises identifying the aircraft associated with the aircraft operation data and recording the aircraft operation data to an aircraft database.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190430.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satcom Direct, Inc. 18 patents | US company or organization | Melbourne, FL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James W. Jensen | Satellite Beach, FL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Colin Springer | Minneapolis, MN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jason Natwick | Melbourne, FL | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Darrell Herrera | Aurora, CO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C5/008 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q10/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G08G | Traffic control systems | G08G5/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04B | Transmission | H04B7/18506 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B64F | Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations specially adapted for use in connection with aircraft; designing, manufacturing, assembling, cleaning, maintaining or repairing aircraft, not otherwise provided for; handling, transporting, testing or inspecting aircraft components, not otherwise provided for | B64F5/60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-10 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 70457/681 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-04 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC signed 2025-03-03 | MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BALTIMORE, MD | 70392/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-03-01 | Name change Change of name | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. signed 2024-11-25 | SATCOM DIRECT, LLC MELBOURNE, FL | 70373/60 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-03-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NATWICK, JASON signed 2015-02-23 SPRINGER, COLIN signed 2015-02-23 HERRERA, DARRELL signed 2015-02-24 JENSEN, JAMES W signed 2015-04-07 | SATCOM DIRECT, INC. MELBOURNE, FL | 41753/708 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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