US Patent Issued to Area 2601 on March 17 for "Computer-based systems and methods for facilitating aircraft approach" (Florida, Georgia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,987, issued on March 17, was assigned to Area 2601 LLC (Winter Park, Fla.).

"Computer-based systems and methods for facilitating aircraft approach" was invented by Albert F. Tellechea (Winter Park, Fla.), Diego M. Alfonso (Orlando, Fla.) and Joseph R. Collins (LaGrange, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A graphical user interface (GUI) system for facilitating aircraft approaching and landing includes a database for storing airfields information and associated one or more approach patterns. The system also includes a display screen with user input interface configured for selecting a pattern for an aircraft to approach and land on a...