Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Determining balance or center of gravity
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-01
2011-11-29
Tran, Khoi (Department: 3664)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Determining balance or center of gravity
C701S003000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068975
ABSTRACT:
A method, system and computer program product for determining an estimate of the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off. A weight and balance system may receive information from a flight operating system, a reservation system, a bag loader and/or a pilot in advance and up to the point of take-off. The information received from the flight operating system, the reservation system, the bag loader and/or pilot is used to estimate the weight and balance of an aircraft automatically in advance and up to the point of take-off, such as via software. For example, the flight operating system may provide information related to fuel, weather, airplane, airports, and flight information. The reservation system may provide information related to passenger and bag information. The bag loader may provide additional information related to bag information.
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Darnell Jeffrey A.
Jensen Michael Wayne
Wilkinson Charles F.
American Airlines, Inc.
Moyer Dale
Tran Khoi
Voight, Jr. Robert A.
Winstead P.C.
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